# Incident 19880410016899I: Beech B35, El Cajon, CA, April 10, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1988, 12:13 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3993N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3993N) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 816 total, 200 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880410016899I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES USED. GEAR UP LANDING. HAND CRANK BOLT SHEARED. RETRACT SYSTEM PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N3993N (1)

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

- [Incident 19890211008529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890211008529I), Feb 11, 1989: Beech B35 (N3993N), Thermal, CA, Substantial damage. Engine started while hand propping. Jumped the chock and hit 2 other aircraft. Minor injury to pilot.

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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