# Accident 19820323008059A: Beech 65A90, Kalamazoo, MI, March 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1982, 19:03 local time
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Kalamazoo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2340° N, 85.5514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2340&lon=-85.5514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6069C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6069C-2013-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,986 total, 1,916 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820323008059A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR PARTIALLY DOWN. A LOOSE NUT SUSPECTED IN GREASE. JAMMED NOSE BEVEL GEARS.

## 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 CHI82FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA098), Mar 24, 1982: Beech 65-A90 (N6069C), Kalamazoo, MI, 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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