# Incident 20210514008859I: Beech V35A, Atmore, AL, May 14, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2021, 17:04 local time
- Place: Atmore, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1241° N, 87.4578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atmore, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1241&lon=-87.4578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7974M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 130 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/20210514008859I

## Narrative

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

AFTER ALTERNATOR FAILED, PILOT ELECTED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR MANUALLY, BUT FAILED TO ENSURE GEAR WAS FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT WHILE CRANKING THE GEAR.

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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