# Accident 19810805047859A: Amtrbd BEDEBD5J, Pampa, TX, August 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1981, 19:30 local time
- Place: Pampa, TX
- Airport: Perry Lefors
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6130° N, 100.9963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PERRY LEFORS FLD (PPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6130&lon=-100.9963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8TW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBD BEDEBD5J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 830 total, 122 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805047859A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR NOT FULLY UPLOCKED. CAME OPEN IN ABRUPT PULLUP. DRAG FORCED A LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW81FQG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG48), Aug 5, 1981: Bede BD-5J (N8TW), Pampa, TX, substantial damage

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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