# Incident 19830521032549I: Gruman FM2CARLISLE, Kalmazoo, MI, May 21, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1983, 13:41 local time
- Place: Kalmazoo, MI
- Airport: Kent Co International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: IPP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN FM2CARLISLE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,277 total, 850 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830521032549I

## Narrative

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

AIR SHOW EXHAUST SMOKE FILLED COCKPIT AS GEAR WAS LOWERED. PILOT FAILED TO COMPLETE LANDING GEAR LOCKDOWN.

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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