# Accident 19821206064989A: Beech 58, Lovington, NM, December 6, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1982, 17:48 local time
- Place: Lovington, NM
- Airport: Lea Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9410° N, 103.3495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9410&lon=-103.3495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18HM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18HM) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,216 total, 4,652 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821206064989A

## Narrative

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

PROP AND RIGHT GEAR HIT THE RUNWAY AFTER LIFTOFF AS PILOT TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## 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 FTW83LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA055), Dec 7, 1982: Beech 58 (N18HM), Lovington, NM, substantial damage

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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