39.6682° N, 119.8764° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 8, 1981 · 12:40 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno Stead
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3902N
Reported as
Beech 35BEECH
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total800 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.
Landing gear showed down and locked but was retracted when aircraft landed.
As the FAA filed it
LANDING GEAR SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED BUT WAS RETRACTED WHEN AIRCRAFT LANDED.