# Incident 19800822082669I: Beech A36, Beaumont, TX, August 22, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1980, 19:41 local time
- Place: Beaumont, TX
- Airport: Jefferson Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0860° N, 94.1018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0860&lon=-94.1018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3123W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3123W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19800822082669I

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER ACCIDENTLY LIFTED THE LANDING GEAR AFTER LANDING. SWITCH WAS LIFTED AS SHE WAS CLOSING A BOOK.

## Other reports on N3123W (1)

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

- [Accident 19820715029039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820715029039A), Jul 15, 1982: Beech A36 (N3123W), Port Oconnor, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot made landing on closed airport. Aircraft struck truckload of sand piled on runway. Runways not marked closed.

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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