46.2090° N, 119.7678° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Prosser, WA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 1, 1981 · 16:30 local
Place
Prosser, WA
Airport
Beardsley
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N12266
Reported as
Beech T34A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total1,000 in this make and model150 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.
Inaverdently raised landing gear lever while taxiing. Nose gear collapsed. Squat switch PN2298309 had failed.
As the FAA filed it
INAVERDENTLY RAISED LANDING GEAR LEVER WHILE TAXIING. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. SQUAT SWITCH PN2298309 HAD FAILED.