# Incident 20200613011759I: Beech V35B, Fort Myers, FL, June 13, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2020, 09:45 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6659L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6659L) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 746 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200613011759I

## Narrative

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

ON 13-JUNE-2020, N6659L, A 1979 BEECH V35B BONANZA, S/N D-10279 LANDED ON RWY 06 AT RSW AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AT TOUCHDOWN, TWO POB AND NO INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT MAIN GEAR, RIGHT FUEL TIP TANK AND ENTRANCE ASSIST STEP.  PILOT SUBMITTED WRITTEN REPORT TO SAY THAT WHEN HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN THAT HE DID NOT GET A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FOR THE RIGHT GEAR.  CYCLED GEAR TWO MORE TIMES WITH SAME RESULT.  ASKED TOWER FOR A VISUAL OF R/H GEAR AND TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR WAS OUT SO A LANDING WAS MADE AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AT TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N6659L (1)

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

- [Accident 20240201002959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240201002959A), Feb 1, 2024: Beech V35B (N6659L), Clearwater, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. February 1, 2024, at 1907 eastern standard time, a Beechcraft bonanza V35B, was destroyed when it impacted two residences near Clearwater, Florida. The PIC was…

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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