# Incident 19870414028459I: Beech A36, Niagara Falls, NY, April 14, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY
- Airport: Niagara Falls International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1084° N, 78.9462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NIAGARA FALLS INTL (IAG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1084&lon=-78.9462&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38083, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38083-2011-04-04) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 450 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870414028459I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT GEAR SUFFERED A BIRD STRIKE ON TAKEOFF.  UNABLE TO RAISE GEAR.  RETURNED, SQUAT SWITCH DAMAGED BY BIRD STRIKE

## Other reports on N38083 (2)

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

- [Incident 19891025055509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891025055509I), Oct 25, 1989: Beech A36 (N38083), Rochester, NY. Experienced rough engine while landing. Replaced two plugs that were fouled.
- [Incident 19840808047239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840808047239I), Aug 8, 1984: Beech A36 (N38083), Ithaca, NY. Unsafe gear indication on first try. Recycled and got 3 greens. Landed normal. Changed nose gear control switch.

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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