# Accident 19800908048079A: Beech D55, Buffalo, NY, September 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1980, 21:18 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Buffalo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8620° N, 78.7166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUFFALO AIRFIELD (9G0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8620&lon=-78.7166&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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,946 total, 2,320 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800908048079A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND. COLLAPSED ON LANDING. BROKEN NOSE GEAR LINKAGE ROD, DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC80DA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DA083), Sep 8, 1980: Beech D55 (N500AC), Buffalo, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N500AC (1)

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

- [Incident 19800203020609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800203020609I), Feb 3, 1980: Beech D55 (N500AC), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Tower fly-by confirmed nose gear did not extend. PN36-820011-9 retract tube broken and gear would not lock.

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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