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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C45H · Ypsilanti, MI · February 23, 1983

Date
February 23, 1983 · 12:00 local
Place
Ypsilanti, MI
Airport
Willow Run
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CKSA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N231SK
Reported as
Beech C45H
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331101B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,300 total100 in this make and model100 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.

Nose wheel failed to extend. Landed gear up to minimize damage. 90 degree gear box malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE WHEEL FAILED TO EXTEND. LANDED GEAR UP TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE. 90 DEGREE GEAR BOX MALFUNCTION.