# Incident 19850906060519I: Beech 6580, San Angelo, TX, September 6, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1985, 12:50 local time
- Place: San Angelo, TX
- Airport: Mathis Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4638° N, 100.4370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Angelo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4638&lon=-100.4370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N142G-2011-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-80 (registry code 1152806, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6580
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,045 total, 1,479 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850906060519I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TRIED VARIOUS TECHNIQUES, BUT NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN. NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR BEARING CROSS CORNER FAILED.

## Other reports on N142G (1)

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

- [Incident 19871210075969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871210075969I), Dec 10, 1987: Beech 6580 (N142G), Laredo, TX, Minor damage. Never attempted to lower the 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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