# Incident 19830410031179I: Beech E33, Benton, KY, April 10, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1983, 14:45 local time
- Place: Benton, KY
- Airport: Pirates Cove
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7784° N, 88.2216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PIRATES COVE (42KY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7784&lon=-88.2216&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3552B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3552B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E35 (registry code 1151512, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830410031179I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED WITH GEAR UP. LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. FOUND LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED.

## Other reports on N3552B (1)

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

- [Incident 19950514014099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950514014099I), May 14, 1995: Beech E35 (N3552B), Paducah, KY, Minor damage. Failed to extend landing gear for landing.

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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