39.0639° N, 108.5506° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 21, 1980 · 12:15 local
Place
Grand Junction, CO
Airport
Walker
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7377D
Reported as
Beech A60
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,400 total1,000 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.
Pilot unable to fully extend landing gear. Roller bearing was seized to the worm gear.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT UNABLE TO FULLY EXTEND LANDING GEAR. ROLLER BEARING WAS SEIZED TO THE WORM GEAR.