# Accident 19831105056489A: Beech A36, Columbus, OH, November 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1983, 09:40 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0408° N, 82.8709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0408&lon=-82.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6739U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6739U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,237 total, 1,903 in this make and model, 242 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831105056489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR NORMALLY OR WITH EMERGENCY CRANK. GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI84LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA038), Nov 5, 1983: Beech A36 (N6739U), Columbus, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6739U (2)

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

- [Incident 19930913038979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930913038979I), Sep 13, 1993: Beech A36 (N6739U), Toughenamon, PA, Minor damage. Witnes stated pilot landed hard on nose gear. Nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19800218026639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800218026639I), Feb 18, 1980: Beech A36 (N6739U), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear. He did not get gear warning horn because micro switch was out of adjustment.

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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