# Incident 19780313014369I: Beech D55, Albany, NY, March 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1978, 20:45 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9800L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780313014369I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND BROKEN WIRES IN WHEEL WELL.

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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