# Incident 19870331046159I: Beech A36, Pontiac, MI, March 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1987, 09:00 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444PC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,680 total, 1,380 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870331046159I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED FOR LANDING. FOUND GEAR MOTOR HAD FAILED.HANDCRANK SYSTEM WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY.

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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