# Incident 19861111080109I: Beech M35, Colorado Spring, CO, November 11, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1986, 16:55 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (COS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9717R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9717R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,675 total, 53 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861111080109I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND DURING MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. RETRACT IDLER AND ROD END FOUND TO HAVE FAILED.

## Other reports on N9717R (1)

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

- [Incident 19780523039749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780523039749I), May 23, 1978: Beech M35 (N9717R), Trinidad, CO, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend gear after making goaround.

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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