# Incident 19990508014659I: Beech M35, Greensboro, NC, May 8, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1999, 15:00 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Piedmont Triad International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1013° N, 79.9411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL (GSO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1013&lon=-79.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777WD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777WD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech M35 (registry code 1151526, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990508014659I

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF, PASSENGER SIDE DOOR POPPED OPEN. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD ON RUNWAY, BUT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. PILOT VOLUNTEERED DURING INTERVIEW AT FSDO THAT NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM EXISTED, AND THAT HE SHOULD HAVE CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND COME BACK AROUND FOR A LANDING.

## Other reports on N777WD (1)

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

- [Incident 20001021031929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001021031929I), Oct 21, 2000: Beech M35 (N777WD), Greensboro, NC, Minor damage. (-23)The nose gear collapsed during a landing rollout on runway #23 at the Piedmont Triad International Airport located in Greensboro, NC. Examination of the…

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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