33.3734° N, 104.5294° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Roswell, NM, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 3, 1979 · 08:30 local
Place
Roswell, NM
Airport
Circle Diamond
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N180AR
Reported as
Rkwell NA26560
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total125 in this make and model0 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.
Gear retracted partially when pilots knee bumped selector lever. APU operating. Manual lock on gear handle inop.
As the FAA filed it
GEAR RETRACTED PARTIALLY WHEN PILOTS KNEE BUMPED SELECTOR LEVER. APU OPERATING. MANUAL LOCK ON GEAR HANDLE INOP.