# Incident 20140901016749I: Beech K35, Novato, CA, September 1, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2014, 11:00 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Marin County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0851° N, 122.5483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Novato, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0851&lon=-122.5483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6090E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6090E-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech K35 (registry code 1151524, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH K35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 310 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/20140901016749I

## Narrative

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

APPROACH TO NVO RWY 31. SKY CLEAR, LIGHT WINDS FROM THE NORTH. ON DOWNWIND, GEAR HORN SOUNDED AND OBSERVED NO GREEN GEAR INDICATION - CYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. PERFORMED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES - NO HELP- FELT A BINDING OR PREMATURE STOP WHILE CRANKING DOWN GEAR FOR MANUAL EXTENSION. GEAR HORN AND UNSAFE INDICATION REMAINED. COORDINATED A FIELD FLY-BY WITH AVAILABLE OBSERVERS WHO THEN ADVISED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN.

SET UP FOR THE APPROACH AND CUT OFF ENGINE OVER THE THRESHOLD. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE GEAR DOORS AND SKIDDED TO A STOP ON CENTER LINE.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON 3 SMALL DOLLIES AND PUSHED TO A PARKING SPOT.

NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE RWY.

## Other reports on N6090E (3)

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

- [Incident 19961012035419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961012035419I), Oct 12, 1996: Beech K35 (N6090E), Decatur, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot departed carbondale, Illinois (mdh) with an intended destination of ashworth rla (9LL4), which is 25 miles north northeast of Decatur,…
- [Incident 19870321018029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870321018029I), Mar 21, 1987: Beech K35 (N6090E), Urbana, IL, Minor damage. Failed to check gear position after selecting down. Landed gear up. Circuit breaker popped, gear horn inoperative.
- [Incident 19810412025909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412025909I), Apr 12, 1981: Beech K35 (N6090E), Urbana, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft landed gear up.

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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