19730418010279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B99 · Wichita, KS · April 18, 1973

Date
April 18, 1973
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Municipal
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3990A
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC73AK063
Reported as
Beech B99
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,287 total2,260 in this make and model321 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Inbd lmg door jammed in wheel well due improper rigging. Lnd with all gr partially extended.

As the FAA filed it

INBD LMG DOOR JAMMED IN WHEEL WELL DUE IMPROPER RIGGING.LND WITH ALL GR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.