# Incident 19801103078899I: Rkwell 500B, Indianapolis, IN, November 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1980, 23:30 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CCTA
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N630KC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N630KC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 500B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 100 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/19801103078899I

## Narrative

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

VISUAL INSPECTION BEFORE LANDING SHOWED GEAR WHEEL COCKED 90 DEGEES. SHAFT TORQUE LINK SHEARED AND FELL OUT.

## Other reports on N630KC (2)

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

- [Incident 19890607032359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890607032359I), Jun 7, 1989: Gulstm 500B (N630KC), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Elected to land. Left gear door linkage rod was disconnected.
- [Accident 19830405014519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830405014519A), Apr 5, 1983: Gulstm 500B (N630KC), Hutchinson, KS, Substantial damage. Landed on a snow and slush covered runway. A crosswind pushed aircraft into a snowbank. Braking action was poor.

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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