# Incident 19810111005649I: Beech AT11, Groton, CT, January 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1981, 13:27 local time
- Place: Groton, CT
- Airport: Groton-New Englan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3249° N, 72.0669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3249&lon=-72.0669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7179C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7179C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech AT-11 (registry code 1150202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-at-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH AT11
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 200 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/19810111005649I

## Narrative

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

FOLLOWING GEAR RETRACTION, LEFT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED.  PILOT MADE ONE GEAR UP LANDING. CHAIN SEPARATED FROM CLEVIS.

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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