# Incident 19801006073099I: Amtrks CAVALIER102, Twin Falls, ID, October 6, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1980, 14:49 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7131, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7131-1990-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burton CAVALIER MODEL 2 (registry code 0562096, https://openairdocs.org/model/burton-cavalier-model-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRKS CAVALIER102
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 116 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/19801006073099I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING DUE TO JAMMED LINKAGE TO GEAR DOORS.

## Other reports on N7131 (3)

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

- [Accident 19900226002879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900226002879A), Feb 26, 1990: Star CAVALIER (N7131), Grants Pass, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Out of fuel on a low acrobatic flight,stalled and spun in. Had lost fuel cap. Taped opening. Tape came off.
- [Incident 19890821057079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890821057079I), Aug 21, 1989: Amtrks CAVALIER102 (N7131), Grants Pass, OR, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on landing rollout. No cause given.
- [Incident 19790311011349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790311011349I), Mar 11, 1979: Amtrks CAVALIER102 (N7131), Klamath Falls, OR, Minor damage. Weld in actuator arm crystalized and broke. Unable to extend landing gear, made belly landing on foam.

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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