# Incident 20200101003149I: Beech F33A, Michigan City, IN, January 1, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2020, 15:20 local time
- Place: Michigan City, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7088° N, 86.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Michigan City, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7088&lon=-86.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3276R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3276R-2023-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,020 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200101003149I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N3276R WAS UNABLE TO GET THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. AS A RESULT, THE PILOT MADE AN INTENTIONAL GEAR UP LANDING. (THE PILOT WAS IN COMMUNICATION WITH AN AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND AT KMGC ABOUT THE MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO MAKING THE LANDING.)

## Other reports on N3276R (1)

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

- [Accident 20020126002449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020126002449A), Jan 26, 2002: Beech F33A (N3276R), Lynchburg, VA, No damage. (-23) Approximately 9:40 a.m., the pilot initiated the takeoff roll on runway 10 when the Beechcraft, BE-33-F33A aircraft 3276R, veered left after power was…

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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