# Incident 19800203020609I: Beech D55, Ft Lauderdale, FL, February 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1980, 13:55 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500AC-2022-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 2,300 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/19800203020609I

## Narrative

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

TOWER FLY-BY CONFIRMED NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. PN36-820011-9 RETRACT TUBE BROKEN AND GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK.

## Other reports on N500AC (1)

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

- [Accident 19800908048079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800908048079A), Sep 8, 1980: Beech D55 (N500AC), Buffalo, NY, Substantial damage. Nose gear failed to fully extend. Collapsed on landing. Broken nose gear linkage rod, due to improper installation.

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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