32.2163° N, 80.7526° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilton Head Island, SC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 21, 1986 · 18:00 local
Place
Hilton Head Isl, SC
Airport
Hilton Head Island
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
RSTA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3150W
Reported as
Beech 58
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
926 total20 in this make and model163 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.
Aircraft bounced 3 times and nose gear collapsed. Pilot inadvertently raised gear instead of flaps on rollout.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 3 TIMES AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT INADVERTENTLY RAISED GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS ON ROLLOUT.