# Incident 19961109040509I: Beech B35, MS, November 9, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: MS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8715A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8715A-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B35 (registry code 1151506, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 597 total, 152 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961109040509I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT TOOK OFF FROM MCB AND NOTICED REDUCED AIRSPEED, BUT DID NO TROUBLESHOOTING DURING 45 MINUTE FLIGHT. UPON ARRIVAL AT HSA, GEAR HANDLE WAS OPERATED TO LOWER GEAR. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RUNWAY WITH PARTIALLY EXTENDED GEAR. DAMAGING PROP, GEAR DOORS AND BELLY SKIN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A TRIPPED GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER.

## Other reports on N8715A (1)

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

- [Incident 19811109078829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811109078829I), Nov 9, 1981: Beech B35 (N8715A), Gatesville, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed near end of landing roll. Step assist cable, pn 35410244, tangled gear. No full up or down.

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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