# Incident 19851024058629I: Beech D35, Kirksville, MO, October 24, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Kirksville, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1982° N, 92.5746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirksville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1982&lon=-92.5746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2155D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2155D-2016-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D35 (registry code 1151510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 30 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/19851024058629I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE PUT GEAR SWITCH DOWN BUT COULD NOT SEE LIGHT DUE TO SUN. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N2155D (1)

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

- [Incident 20140504012969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140504012969I), May 4, 2014: Beech D35 (N2155D), Slidell, LA, Minor damage. Pilot reported that upon landing N2155D landing gear folded, aircraft then lurched forward and down. Propeller struck runway and bent landing gear. Plane then…

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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