# Incident 19830424031259I: Beech 58, Tucson, AZ, April 24, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1983, 18:54 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6037M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6037M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 870 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830424031259I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED WITH GEAR UP. EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL GEAR EXTENSION PROBLEMS. FOUND MOTOR SHAFT FROZEN TIGHT IN MOTOR.

## Other reports on N6037M (2)

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

- [Accident 20240908014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240908014319A), Sep 8, 2024: Beech 58 (N6037M), Morrisville, NC, Substantial damage. On takeoff, as the aircraft began to rotate, the landing gear began retracting. Both pilots in the aircraft reported the landing gear lever was in the down…
- [Incident 19810721062429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810721062429I), Jul 21, 1981: Beech 58 (N6037M), Elgin, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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