# NTSB ATL83LA007: Beech S35, N6138V, Macon, GA, October 9, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 9, 1982, 16:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place: Macon, GA
- Coordinates: 32.800235, -83.619689 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8002&lon=-83.6197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71527
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA007
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71527/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA007

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Complete gear collapsed, taxi - from landing
  - landing gear,main gear strut - other (contributing factor)
  - maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - improper (contributing factor)
  - safety system(other) - disabled (contributing factor)
  - gear retraction - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 07812
- Airframe hours: 178
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 35; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821009052719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821009052719A), Oct 9, 1982: Beech 35BEECH, Macon, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot inadvertently raised the gear during ground taxi.

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.

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