32.3348° N, 90.2225° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at HAWKINS FLD (HKS), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 12, 1981 · 16:00 local
Place
Jackson, MS
Airport
Hawkins
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FLIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4309W
Reported as
Beech 58
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,400 total1,000 in this make and model120 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 was made gear up because left gear would not extend. Maintenance found gear push pull rod broken.
As the FAA filed it
LANDING WAS MADE GEAR UP BECAUSE LEFT GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. MAINTENANCE FOUND GEAR PUSH PULL ROD BROKEN.