# Incident 19781207022749I: Beech 18/, Kotzebue, AK, December 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1978, 16:52 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wien Memori
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16008 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 18/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 3,000 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/19781207022749I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PARKED IN DRIFTED SNOW, GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING BECAUSE DOWNLOCKS FAILED TO HOLD. SUSPECT ICE.

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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