# Incident 19830131013329I: Beech 58, Pensacola, FL, January 31, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1983, 11:15 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N431BR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N431BR-1990-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830131013329I

## Narrative

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

PROBLEM WITH LANDING GEAR ON RETRACTION. ON LANDING NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. BROKEN RETRACT ROD.

## Other reports on N431BR (1)

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

- [Accident 19900202001489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900202001489A), Feb 2, 1990: Beech 58 (N431BR), Pensacola, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Spiral into trees and residence shortly after takeoff.

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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