19850125007929I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Groton, CT · January 25, 1985

Date: January 25, 1985 · 09:31 local
Place: Groton, CT
Airport: New London
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N179RP
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO520C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,700 total171 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N179RPRegistration cancelled Nov 10, 1994 · Beech 58S/N TH845 Airframe modelBeech 58

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to extend gear. Manual handle binding, snapped and turned freely. Safe landing. Uplimit switch failed.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR. MANUAL HANDLE BINDING, SNAPPED AND TURNED FREELY. SAFE LANDING. UPLIMIT SWITCH FAILED.