# Incident 19850928052239I: Beech B35, Fort Smith, AR, September 28, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1985, 07:30 local time
- Place: Fort Smith, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3859° N, 94.3985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Smith, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3859&lon=-94.3985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8853A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8853A-1994-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 0 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850928052239I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED ON GRASS WITH GEAR DOWN AFTER GEAR RETRACTED AT ROTATION. GEAR SELECTOR COULD BE MOVED WITHOUT DETENT.

## Other reports on N8853A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900930043529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900930043529I), Sep 30, 1990: Beech B35 (N8853A), Wentzville, MO, Minor damage. Pilot extended gear manually. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Gear safe indications erroneous.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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