# Incident 19871028077039I: Beech B35, Martinsburg, VA, October 28, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1987, 12:29 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, VA
- Airport: Eastern Wv Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5210C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5210C-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- Reported engine: CONT E1858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 30 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871028077039I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. FOUND DEFECTIVE LANDING GEAR UP LIMIT SWITCH.

## Other reports on N5210C (2)

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

- [Accident 19980823021569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980823021569A), Aug 23, 1998: Beech B35 (N5210C), Iowa City, IA, Substantial damage. Acft engine stopped and the pilot made and emergency landing in a corn field. (-23) the pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings and after the 2nd takeoff at…
- [Incident 19910920049369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910920049369I), Sep 20, 1991: Beech B35 (N5210C), Richmond, IN. Lost electrical power en route. Continued to destination. Generator cicuit breaker popped under co-pilot panel.

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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