# Accident 19870502012469A: Beech 58P, Evansville, IN, May 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1987, 11:50 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Airport: Evansville Dress Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0308° N, 87.5807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0308&lon=-87.5807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6401H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6401H) (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 TSIO520WB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,680 total, 900 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870502012469A

## Narrative

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

THE WHEELS RETRACTED DURING LANDING ROLL. DAMAGE INDICATES THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE GEAR.

## 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 CHI87LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA121), May 2, 1987: Beech 58P (N6401H), Evansville, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6401H (1)

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

- [Incident 20110316004889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110316004889I), Mar 16, 2011: Beech 58P (N6401H), Lyons, KS, No damage. Pilot was enroute to Lyons, Kansas (kylo). He checked the weather at the hutchinson, Kansas, airport and obtained VFR weather with light south winds. During…

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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