# Incident 19891208063309I: Beech A36, Rochester, NY, December 8, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1989, 11:11 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N936V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N936V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891208063309I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO OBTAIN A SAFE LANDING GEAR LIGHT. LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE UNABLE TO DETERMINED CAUSE.

## Other reports on N936V (2)

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

- [Incident 19930620019419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930620019419I), Jun 20, 1993: Beech A36 (N936V), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently raised landing gear instead of flaps on approach. Landed with gear retracted.
- [Accident 19790910026909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790910026909A), Sep 10, 1979: Beech A36 (N936V), Cincinnati, OH, Substantial damage. Engine failure due to fatigue failure of crankshaft.

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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