# Incident 19811031088599I: Beech 65A80, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 31, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1981, 13:02 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OLIA
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N314Q-2012-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A80 (registry code 1152808, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A80
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 68 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811031088599I

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING GEAR TEST FLIGHT. UNSAFE GEAR DOWN LIGHT. UNABLE TO REMEDY. LANDED RIGHT MAIN GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.

## Other reports on N314Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19810626036589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810626036589A), Jun 26, 1981: Beech 65A80 (N314Q), St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed on landing. Indicates pilot retracted gear at touchdown in place of flaps. No prior defect
- [Incident 19790816031589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816031589I), Aug 16, 1979: Beech 65A80 (N314Q), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. Pilot heard loud noise with gear retraction. Left main unsafe and collapsed. Jackscrew #11-29-1E301.

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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