# Incident 19811117085509I: Beech D55, Cullman, AL, November 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1981, 14:15 local time
- Place: Cullman, AL
- Airport: Folsom
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1769° N, 86.8407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cullman, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1769&lon=-86.8407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7989R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7989R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811117085509I

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING BOUNCE,PILOT SAYS GEAR HANDLE UNLOCKED. POSSIBLE HE LOWERED GEAR TOO LATE FOR RIGHT GEAR TO LOCKDOWN.

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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