# Accident 19810513026709A: Beech 58, Benton, AR, May 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: Benton, AR
- Airport: Saline Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5904° N, 92.4794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINE COUNTY RGNL (SUZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5904&lon=-92.4794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6745M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6745M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810513026709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS DRING LANDING ROLL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW81DPG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG26), May 13, 1981: Beech B58 (N6745M), Benton, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6745M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060504006869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060504006869I), May 4, 2006: Beech 58 (N6745M), Tuscaloosa, AL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] stated that on take off roll, at rotation speed the crew entry door opened. He aborted the take off and came to a stop…
- [Incident 20010113000599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010113000599I), Jan 13, 2001: Beech 58 (N6745M), Tuscaloosa, AL, Minor damage. (-23)First landing being accomplished after returning to service from avionic autopilot repair. After landing roll gear collapsed. Minor damage to underside of…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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