# Accident 19810217005479A: Beech B19, Amarillo, TX, February 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1981, 17:45 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Tradewind
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1699° N, 101.8259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRADEWIND (TDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1699&lon=-101.8259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1027T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 5 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810217005479A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDED IN A CRAB ANGLE INTO CROSSWIND, BOUNCED. INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO CORRECT. GEAR COLLAPSED FROM SIDE LOAD

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW81DQG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG13), Feb 17, 1981: Beech A23-19 (N1027T), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage

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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