# Incident 19970412012489I: Beech M35, Lynchburg, VA, April 12, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1997, 11:55 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Lynchburg Municipal-Preston Glenn
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3254° N, 79.2012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LYNCHBURG RGNL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (LYH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3254&lon=-79.2012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5414D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5414D) (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 M35
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 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/19970412012489I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT TRIED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR NORMAL. THE MOTOR FAILED, AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMAL. THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT EMERGENCY EXTENSION. THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO REACH DOWN AND LOCKED AND FOLDED ON LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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