# Incident 19971220044379I: Beech V35B, Frankfort, IN, December 20, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Frankfort, IN
- Airport: Frankfort Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2796° N, 86.5379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2796&lon=-86.5379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114JD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N114JD) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 350 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971220044379I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 12/20/97, BE-35-V35B AIRCRAFT N114JD FLYING FROM JKL (KY) TO FRANKFORT, (IN) EXPERIENCE THE NOSE GEAR AND LH MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING AT FKR AIRPORT. NO INJURIES REPORTED FROM THE THREE OCCUPANTS. AIRCRAFT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING. LH WING TIP TRAILING EDGE, LH WING FLAP, LH MAIN GEAR DOORS, LH WING PITOT TUBE, LH WING TIE RING, PROPELLER BLADES, ENGINE EXHAUST STACKS, RH WING LEADING EDGE INBOARD, AND NOSE GEAR DOORS. OVER CENTER LATCH FAILED TO ENGAGE CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN RETRACT.

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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