# Incident 19810224019859I: Beech D55, Troy, MI, February 24, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1981, 19:39 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Big Beavers
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7642N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7642N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 87 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/19810224019859I

## Narrative

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

ZD RIGHT MAIN GEAR BECAME STUCK IN MUD AS PILOT ATTEMPTED 180 DEGREE TURN ON RUNWAY AFTER LANDING.

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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