# Incident 19880817054989I: Beech 3NM, Kenai, AK, August 17, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1988, 11:17 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Kenai Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5733° N, 151.2448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KENAI MUNI (ENA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5733&lon=-151.2448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9540, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9540) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 3NM (registry code 1151044, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3NM
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880817054989I

## Narrative

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

TAIL GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. FOUND TAIL GEAR RETRACT CHAIN HAD BROKEN. AIRCRAFT FLOWN TO ANC FOR REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N9540 (2)

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

- [Accident 20120512009269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120512009269A), May 12, 2012: Beech 3NM (N9540), Pope Valley, CA, Substantial damage. During the take off roll, after rotation and a few feet above the ground, pilot lost power on right engine which was confirmed by mechanic sitting in right…
- [Accident 19841016060619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841016060619A), Oct 16, 1984: Beech 3NM (N9540), Selawik, AK, Substantial damage. Failed to extend gear for landing after straight in approach on short airstrip.

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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