35.1709° N, 103.7053° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucumcari, NM, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 9, 1980 · 13:45 local
Place
Tucumcari, NM
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N13JG
Reported as
Blanca 14132
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total750 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 made hard landing which collapsed the gear. He stated a wind gust or dust devil caused him to drop in.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT MADE HARD LANDING WHICH COLLAPSED THE GEAR. HE STATED A WIND GUST OR DUST DEVIL CAUSED HIM TO DROP IN.