# Incident 19970912033159I: Beech S35, Ft Stockton, TX, September 12, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1997, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ft Stockton, TX
- Airport: Ft Stockton-Pecos County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9153° N, 102.9128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT STOCKTON-PECOS COUNTY (FST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9153&lon=-102.9128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5604K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5604K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970912033159I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE GEAR DOORS AND THE PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT STATES THAT DURING THE APPROACH, THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION. HE HEARD THE MOTOR RUN, BUT HE DID NOT CHECK THE DOWN LIGHTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CRANK WAS ENGAGED, AND IT WAS ENTANGLED IN CLOTHING THAT HAD BEEN PLACED BEHIND THE FRONT SEAT. AIRMAN FAILED TO VISUALLY CHECK LIGHTS.

## Other reports on N5604K (1)

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

- [Incident 19840226031229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840226031229I), Feb 26, 1984: Beech 35BEECH (N5604K), Marfa, TX, Minor damage. Flew through a powerline on final approach. Landed on the runway with a scratched propeller. Gusty surface wind.

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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