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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech V35B · Sturgis, MI · March 22, 1981

Date
March 22, 1981 · 16:30 local
Place
Sturgis, MI
Airport
Kirsh Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1030W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81DET05
Reported as
Beech V35B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
359 total253 in this make and model6 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.

Pilot extended flaps instead of gear and landed gear up.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXTENDED FLAPS INSTEAD OF GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.