# NTSB LAX81DVA43: Beech A36, N636M, Bakersfield, CA, May 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1981
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVA43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2361  81/5/28    BAKERSFIELD,CA      BEECH A36           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 391
        TIME - 1715                    N636M               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CA                   BAKERSFIELD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        REMARKS- LNDD W UNSAFE NOSEWHL INDN WO EMERG EXTN.NOSEWHL COLLAPSED,TURNING OFF RWY.GEAR SW UP,MICRO SW BNT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N636M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N636M-2019-10-28), registration cancelled 2019-10-28, S/N E-874, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-550-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-b) (registry code 17208, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meadows Field

## 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 19810528031229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810528031229A), May 28, 1981: Beech A36, Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to use emergency gear lowering system to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

## Other investigations on N636M (1)

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.

- [NTSB GAA19CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA102), Dec 19, 2018: Beech 36 (N636M), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed during landing, which resulted in the airplane landing too fast and too far down the runway to safely stop it.

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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