# Incident 19950510040859I: Beech H35, Van Nuys, CA, May 10, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1995, 07:01 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222M-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950510040859I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT/OWNER BESTERVELD, OPERATING AIRCRAFT ON LOCAL AREA FLIGHT FOR PERSONAL ENJOYMENT, ENCOUNTERED GEAR EXTENSION MALFUNCTION DURING ROUTINE APPROACH. BESTERVELD MADE ATTEMPTS AT CYCLING GEAR AND CONTROLS TO NO AVAIL. PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND WITH GEAR UP. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR DOORS, FLAPS AND PROPELLER. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM RUNWAY AND AWAITS REPAIR DISPOSITION AT LOCAL FACILITY.

## Other reports on N222M (1)

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

- [Accident 19970825023409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970825023409A), Aug 25, 1997: Beech H35 (N222M), Santa Barbara, CA, Destroyed. Engine idled on climbout off shore ditched. H35 destroyed by salt water and impact. Dispossed prior NTSB check.

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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