32.0742° N, 84.2226° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Americus, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 1, 1985 · 16:20 local
Place
Americus, GA
Airport
Americus
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N13WE
Reported as
Beech 58
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,397 total2 in this make and model110 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.
Left main gear collapsed during rollout after crosswind landing. No mechanical discrepancies found.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLLOUT AFTER CROSSWIND LANDING. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES FOUND.