33.4484° N, 112.0740° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 13, 1981 · 09:45 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Sky Harbor International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N640J
Reported as
Beech K35
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total300 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.
Pilot put gear switch down no further check. Landed gear up. Actuator motor inoperative.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT PUT GEAR SWITCH DOWN NO FURTHER CHECK. LANDED GEAR UP. ACTUATOR MOTOR INOPERATIVE.