# Incident 19830308017329I: Beech 76, Oakland, CA, March 8, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1983, 11:45 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6702S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6702S-2014-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830308017329I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER NOSE GEAR. FORCED TO LAND WITH NOSE GEAR UP. CHANNEL STOP FOR GEAR DOORS DEFORMED. LOCKED DOORS.

## Other reports on N6702S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860610033329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860610033329I), Jun 10, 1986: Beech 76 (N6702S), Fresno, CA. Black smoke and fire from left engine on takeoff. Returned. Exhaust gasket, extension loose. Oil filler tube loose.

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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