32.7222° N, 102.6498° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Seminole, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 20, 1978 · 12:00 local
Place
Seminole, TX
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4576M
Reported as
Beech 58TC
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total300 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During sales demo flight and during landing roll pilot pulled gear handle up. Quickly put down but nose collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
DURING SALES DEMO FLIGHT AND DURING LANDING ROLL PILOT PULLED GEAR HANDLE UP. QUICKLY PUT DOWN BUT NOSE COLLAPSED.