# Incident 19960827033609I: Beech V35B, Shenandoah, IA, August 27, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1996, 10:15 local time
- Place: Shenandoah, IA
- Airport: Shenandoah Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7516° N, 95.4136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHENANDOAH MUNI (SDA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7516&lon=-95.4136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35KA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35KA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 240 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960827033609I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT LANDED HIS AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE APPROPRIATE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATIONS. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED, THEN THE LEFT GEAR, FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT GEAR. NO MECHANICAL REASON FOR THE GEAR RETRACTION COULD BE FOUND DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N35KA (1)

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

- [Accident 20260217000819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260217000819A), Feb 17, 2026: Beech V35B (N35KA), Gulf Shores, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot began the takeoff roll with approximately 15 degrees flaps, and as the aircraft reached the appropriate rotation speed, the pilot initiated the gear up…

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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