39.2621° N, 123.7538° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LITTLE RIVER (LLR), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 7, 1982 · 06:45 local
Place
Mendocino, CA
Airport
Little River
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N365L
Reported as
Beech A36
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
590 total150 in this make and model80 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.
After takeoff, the forward cabin door opened. Pilot put gear back down but landed before gear was full down.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE FORWARD CABIN DOOR OPENED. PILOT PUT GEAR BACK DOWN BUT LANDED BEFORE GEAR WAS FULL DOWN.