# Incident 19971130041789I: Beech V35B, Mc Allen, TX, November 30, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1997, 17:24 local time
- Place: Mc Allen, TX
- Airport: Miller International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3047W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3047W-2003-03-04) (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: 3,700 total, 3,200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971130041789I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT'S INITIAL STATEMENT AFTER INCIDENT WAS THAT HE BUMPED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WITH HIS KNEE. THIS IS PILOT'S THIRD REPORTED GEAR UP INCIDENT IN THIS PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT. FIRST INCIDENT WAS GEAR UP ON 11/20/86. SECOND WAS GEAR UP ON 07/16/96. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH OPERATIONS UNIT SUPERVISOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N3047W (3)

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

- [Accident 19990925046399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990925046399A), Sep 25, 1999: Beech V35B (N3047W), Lexington, MO, No damage. (-23)During a low level sightseeing flight, the engine began sputtering and quit. The pilot wanted to land at the Lexington airport, but was too low, and…
- [Incident 19960716023319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960716023319I), Jul 16, 1996: Beech V35B (N3047W), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Narrative: on Tuesday, July 16, 1996, at 13:30 CDT, Mr. George e. detray, a commercial pilot with instrument rating, certificate number 497388728, departed…
- [Incident 19861120071279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861120071279I), Nov 20, 1986: Beech V35B (N3047W), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Forgot to extend landing gear before touchdown. Made a gear up landing.

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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