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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Stillwater, OK · August 21, 1981

Date
August 21, 1981 · 17:30 local
Place
Stillwater, OK
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N440SU
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81DPJ41
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520BA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,119 total60 in this make and model44 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.

Nose wheel collapsed after touchdown. Gear switch was not checked for proper position.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. GEAR SWITCH WAS NOT CHECKED FOR PROPER POSITION.

NTSB investigation

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