38.0571° N, 97.2752° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at NEWTON-CITY-COUNTY (EWK), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 2, 1989 · 09:50 local
Place
Newton, KS
Airport
Newton-City-County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N831G
Reported as
Beech V35
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
85 total1 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student landed with gear up. Landing gear motor had malfunctioned. Instructor had failed to insure gear was down.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT LANDED WITH GEAR UP. LANDING GEAR MOTOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. INSTRUCTOR HAD FAILED TO INSURE GEAR WAS DOWN.