# Accident 20080802846259A: Beech H35, Bay City, MI, August 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2008, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bay City, MI
- Airport: James Clements Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5469° N, 83.8953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5469&lon=-83.8953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5430D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5430D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080802846259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED DURING TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THAT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING.  LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION.  UPON LIFTING AIRCRAFT DURING RECOVERY, MASTER SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI08CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA236), Aug 2, 2008: Beech H35 (N5430D), Bay City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The checklist not followed and the inadvertent wheels up landing by the pilot.

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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