# Incident 19971015041879I: Beech 35BEECH, Beach City, OH, October 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Beach City, OH
- Airport: Beach City Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6464° N, 81.5559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEACH CITY (2D7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6464&lon=-81.5559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3838N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3838N-2002-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35 (registry code 1151502, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT E2258
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 90 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971015041879I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: UPON RETURNING TO BEACH CITY AIRPORT, 2D7, BEACH CITY, OH, 44608, AT THE CONCLUSION OF A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE OWNER/PILOT ELECTED TO EXECUTE A SIMULATED ELECTRICAL POWER FAILURE EMERGENCY. HE SHUT OFF THE BATTERY MASTER SWITCH AND MANUALLY EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. HOWEVER, HE DID NOT TURN BACK ON THE BATTERY MASTER SWITCH TO VERIFY LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATION. THIS INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. THE INBOARD MAIN GEAR DOORS WERE OPEN AND THE MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, THE PILOT'S LAST MEDICAL EXAMINATION WAS FOR A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ON 06/29/94. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PILOT HAS OBTAINED A CURRENT THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ON 10/30/97. ^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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