# Accident 19850520023209A: Beech 58P, Abilene, TX, May 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1985, 09:37 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4493° N, 99.7298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4493&lon=-99.7298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95BH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95BH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 1,230 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850520023209A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. WITNESS STATED GEAR WAS EXTENDED LATE AND IN TRANSIT AT TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 FTW85LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA227), May 20, 1985: Beech 58P (N95BH), Abilene, TX, 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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