# Incident 19911210058419I: Beech V35, Erie, CO, December 10, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1991, 15:20 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri-County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0198° N, 105.0401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0198&lon=-105.0401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9449S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 90 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911210058419I

## Narrative

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

GEAR HORN MISTAKEN FOR STALL WARNING ON APPROACH. ABORTED. GEAR HANDLE LEFT DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP. ACTUATOR FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN92LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA015), Dec 10, 1991: Beech V35 (N9449S), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT GEAR UP LANDING WHEN THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND DESIGNATED EXAMINER FAILED TO USE PROPER PROCEDURES. A FACTOR WAS: FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION MOTOR.

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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