# NTSB CHI81DET05: Beech V35B, N1030W, Sturgis, MI, March 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1981
- Place: Sturgis, MI · STURGIS, MI
- Location: 41.7980° N, 85.4186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgis, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7980&lon=-85.4186&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127106
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DET05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DET05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0748  81/3/22    STURGIS,MI          BEECH V35B          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 359
        TIME - 1630                    N1030W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 253 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KIRSCH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOLEDO,OH                   STURGIS,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- PLT STATED EXTENDED FLAPS THINKING HE EXTENDED LNDG GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1030W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1030W), registered now, S/N D-9452 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35B
- Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kirsch Muni

## 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 19810322011949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322011949A), Mar 22, 1981: Beech V35B, Sturgis, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot extended flaps instead of gear and landed gear up.

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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