# Incident 19780918019599I: Rkwell 500B, Billings, MT, September 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1978, 06:16 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Logan International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802TC-2003-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 350 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/19780918019599I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N802TC (2)

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

- [Accident 19970708017099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970708017099A), Jul 8, 1997: Gulstm 500B (N802TC), Addison, TX, No damage. Aircraft took off and crashed into a house. (-23) on July 8, 1997 at 303 CDT, an aero commander 500B, N802TC, operated by m&m aviation as a title 14 CFR part…
- [Incident 19801024075939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801024075939I), Oct 24, 1980: Rkwell 500B (N802TC), Helena, MT, Minor damage. Zn left main gear tire blew out when pilot applied hard braking.

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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