# Incident 20040523008929I: Beech N35, Wrangell, AK, May 23, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2004
- Place: Wrangell, AK
- Airport: Wrangell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.4708° N, 132.3767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrangell, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.4708&lon=-132.3767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 449 total, 106 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040523008929I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N111K A BE-35 LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF FROM WRANGELL, AK AIRPORT. 4 SOULS ONBOARD NO INJURIES. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. ALL RECORDS, AIRCRAFT AND AIRMAN IN ORDER. COLLECTED DATE, PICTURES, STATEMENT IN WRG. CYCLED GEAR TO FULL UP AND DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION WHILE ON JACKS; ALL WORKED FINE. GEAR DOORS, PROP MINOR DAMAGE. RIGHT HAND WING TIP TANK BOTTOM SCRAPED. GEAR LIGHTS WORKED PROPERLY. TACH TIME CURRENTLY 2255.8 TOTAL TIME 3055.5 3RD CLASS MEDICAL FOR PILOT DONE ON 12-18-2002. NO KNOWN REASON FOR THIS GEAR COLLAPSE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N111K (1)

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

- [Incident 20041019027019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041019027019I), Oct 19, 2004: Beech N35 (N111K), Arlington, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. Jerry pressley landed at Arlington airport on 10/19/2004, with the right main landing gear stuck in the up position. Landing was made in the grass…

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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