60.7922° N, 161.7558° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 11, 2004 · 11:15 local
Place
Bethel, AK
Airport
Bethel Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ACSA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7165Y
Reported as
Beech 65A901
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total600 in this make and model230 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.
(-23) Pilot was unable to lower landing gear, either in normal (electrically) or emergency (manual), when attempting to land at st. mary's. he returned to Bethel and performed a gear up landing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER LANDING GEAR, EITHER IN NORMAL (ELECTRICALLY) OR EMERGENCY (MANUAL), WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT ST. MARY'S. HE RETURNED TO BETHEL AND PERFORMED A GEAR UP LANDING.