# Accident 20001012041739A: Beech A36, Nondalton, AK, October 12, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2000, 12:45 local time
- Place: Nondalton, AK
- Airport: Nondalton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXXC
- Location: 59.9600° N, 154.8703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9600&lon=-154.8703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1820L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1820L) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,100 total, 800 in this make and model, 407 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001012041739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 12, 2000, AT ABOUT 1345 LOCAL TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED RETRACTABLE GEAR, BE-36-A36 AIRPLANE, N1820L, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT NONDALTON, ALASKA. SHORTLY BEFORE OR AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE ONTO THE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. LAKE CLARK AIR, INC., CONDUCTED THE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR 135 ON-DEMAND. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PORT ALSWORTH, ALASKA WITH PASSENGER PICK-UP AT NONDALTON CONTINUING ONTO MERRILL FIELD, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC01LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA010), Oct 12, 2000: Beech BE-A36 (N1820L), Nondalton, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N1820L (5)

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

- [Accident 20210319002169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210319002169A), Mar 19, 2021: Beech A36 (N1820L), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. After a preflight inspection, and obtaining a weather briefting, the pilot took off at approximately 1 :15 pm from pamr with the Destination being tpo.…
- [Incident 20170223004299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170223004299I), Feb 23, 2017: Beech A36 (N1820L), Port Alsworth, AK, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Accident 20130415006289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130415006289A), Apr 15, 2013: Beech A36 (N1820L), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. During landing rollout, the left main landing gear drag brace assembly failed resulting in gear collapse. The aircraft came to a stop with the left wing tip in…
- [Accident 19980925026659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980925026659A), Sep 25, 1998: Beech A36 (N1820L), New Stuyahok, AK, Substantial damage. (-23)The pilot stated that he heard a "beep-beep-beep" sound and thought the stall warning was malfunctioning. By the time he realized that it was the gear…
- [Incident 19850801048659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850801048659I), Aug 1, 1985: Beech A36 (N1820L), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. Pilot raised gear instead of flaps on rollout. Nose gear collapsed. Squat switch prevented main gear from folding.

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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