- Date
- October 9, 1982, 16:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- Macon, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6138VBeech S35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821009052719A
- Case key
- 71527
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After landing and coming to a stop on the runway, the pilot made a 180 degree turn to proceed to a taxiway and began cleaning up the cockpit. During the turn, the gear collapsed. The pilot stated that he inadvertently raised the gear handle instead of the flap handle. An examination of the aircraft revealed that the struts were over-in flated which prevented the "squat" switch from acting as a safety feature.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6138V
- Reported as
- Beech S35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 07812
- Airframe hours
- 178
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Larry E. Halbert
- Registered owner
- Larry E. Halbert
- Departed
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Destination
- Macon, GA
- Airport
- MCN · Lewis B. Wilson, runway 23, 6,501 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 530 total · 82 in this make and model · 482 as pilot in command · 128 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 192 °F
- Observed at
- MCN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.