# Incident 20100722043219I: Beech V35B, Richmond, VA, July 22, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2010, 13:55 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2021E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2021E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35B (registry code 1151548, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100722043219I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING SEQUENCE, PILOT STATED THAT HE PUT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION (TOWER CONFIRMED).  HE STATED THAT HE HIT A BUMP ON THE RUNWAY AND INADVERTANTLY SELECTED THE GEAR HANDLE BACK TO THE UP POSITION.

## Other reports on N2021E (1)

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

- [Incident 20250830012549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250830012549I), Aug 30, 2025: Beech V35B (N2021E), Iron Station, NC, Minor damage. On Saturday, August 30, 2025, a Beech V35B made a wheels-up landing at Lincolnton-Lincoln county airport (ipj), NC. The pilot stated that he was distracted by…

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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