# Incident 19880916053809I: Beech A45, Ellensburg, WA, September 16, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Ellensburg, WA
- Airport: Bowers
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0348° N, 120.5289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOWERS FLD (ELN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0348&lon=-120.5289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N659K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N659K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880916053809I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH GEAR PARTLY EXTENDED. PILOT MAY HAVE MISREAD LANDING GEAR INDICATING SYSTEM. EXHAUST STACK DAMAGED.

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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