19790127001699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech M35 · Aspen, CO · January 27, 1979

Date
January 27, 1979 · 13:19 local
Place
Aspen, CO
Airport
Pitkin
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9896R
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79FTE20
Reported as
Beech M35
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
892 total75 in this make and model71 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.

Pilot distracted at touchdown by belief gear not down. Lost control on runway and skidded into snowbank.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DISTRACTED AT TOUCHDOWN BY BELIEF GEAR NOT DOWN. LOST CONTROL ON RUNWAY AND SKIDDED INTO SNOWBANK.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N9896R · 1

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