# Incident 19810721062429I: Beech 58, Elgin, AZ, July 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Elgin, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6666° N, 110.5327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6666&lon=-110.5327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6037M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6037M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,200 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/19810721062429I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N6037M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240908014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240908014319A), Sep 8, 2024: Beech 58 (N6037M), Morrisville, NC, Substantial damage. On takeoff, as the aircraft began to rotate, the landing gear began retracting. Both pilots in the aircraft reported the landing gear lever was in the down…
- [Incident 19830424031259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830424031259I), Apr 24, 1983: Beech 58 (N6037M), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot landed with gear up. Experienced electrical gear extension problems. Found motor shaft frozen tight in motor.

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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