# Incident 19980823032129I: Beech M35, Paradise, CA, August 23, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1998, 09:45 local time
- Place: Paradise, CA
- Airport: Paradise Skypark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7106° N, 121.6165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PARADISE SKYPARK (CA92), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7106&lon=-121.6165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9340Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9340Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 700 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980823032129I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO LANDING HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND A GREEN LITE INDICATED GEAR WAS DOWN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND DUE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACT ROD WAS BENT. INVESTIGATION TO CONTINUE FOR ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS.

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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