# Incident 20171219023459I: Beech V35B, Council Bluffs, IA, December 19, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2017, 14:30 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Airport: Council Bluffs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2601° N, 95.7586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNI (CBF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2601&lon=-95.7586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N525BH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N525BH) (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: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 650 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171219023459I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING AT CBF AND DID NOT PLACE LANDING GEAR LEVER IN FULL DOWN POSITION.  AFTER HE LANDED GEAR UP HE NOTICED IT DID NOT GET PLACED IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION BUT GOT HUNG UP IN MIDDLE POSITION, DID NOT HAVE 3 GREEN LIGHTS.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED UP OFF THE RUNWAY THE GEAR CAME DOWN WHEN HANDLE WAS PLACED IN FULL DOWN POSITION.

## Other reports on N525BH (1)

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

- [Incident 20230425005869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230425005869I), Apr 25, 2023: Beech V35B (N525BH), Belleville, IL, Minor damage. On 4/25/2023 I was notified of an aircraft that ran off the runway at kblv Scott air force base, Belleville, IL. The incident occurred approximately 9:15AM.…

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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