# Accident 19810821060949A: Beech A36, Stillwater, OK, August 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Stillwater, OK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1315° N, 97.0745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stillwater, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1315&lon=-97.0745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440SU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N440SU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,119 total, 60 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPJ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810821060949A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81DPJ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ41), Aug 21, 1981: Beech A36 (N440SU), Stillwater, OK, 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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