# Incident 19790617022109I: Rkwell 680, Imperial, CA, June 17, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1979, 10:40 local time
- Place: Imperial, CA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8388° N, 115.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Imperial, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8388&lon=-115.5720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200V-1994-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 680 (registry code 0141602, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 680
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 100 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/19790617022109I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN DAMAGED BY CHUCK HOLE DURING TAKEOFF, WOULD NOT RETRACT. COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N200V (1)

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

- [Incident 19910113004569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910113004569I), Jan 13, 1991: Gulstm 680 (N200V), Palmyra, PA, Minor damage. Veered left on rollout. Left gear hit snow bank. Made a go-around. Left gear collapsed on second landing.

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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