# Incident 19980121002699I: Beech V35, Cleveland, OH, January 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1998, 16:22 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Aircraft: N461A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N461A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,040 total, 70 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980121002699I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 21, 1998, AT 1622 EST, N461A, A BEECHCRAFT PILOTED BY MICHAEL FRANCIS POORE DEPARTED CUYAHOGA COUNTY AIRPORT ON A CFR 14, PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ASSIGNED 6000 FEET AND APPEARS TO HAVE CLIMBED TO 6,400 FEET. MANSFIELD APPROACH CONTROL REQUESTED THE AIRCRAFT TO STOP ALTITUDE SQUAWK BECAUSE THE TRANSPONDER'S MODE C ALTITUDE READOUT WAS READING HIGH. THE TRANSPONDER WAS REMOVED, BENCH TESTED AND FOUND TO READ HIGH. THE TRANSPONDER WAS ADJUSTED AND REINSTALLED AND CHECKED OK. MICHAEL POORE SUPPLIED DOCUMENTATION FROM AVIONICS AMERICA, INC., IN ALCOA, TN TO SUPPORT THIS DEVIATION. PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON AIRCRAFT DISCREPANCY WRITE UPS.

## Other reports on N461A (1)

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

- [Accident 19800405008299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800405008299A), Apr 5, 1980: Beech V35 (N461A), St Simons Islan, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot replaced battery backwards. Gear failed to lock down. Failed to use emergency extension.

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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