# Incident 19890222017239I: Beech 58, Alabaster, AL, February 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1989, 19:40 local time
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Airport: Shelby County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1778° N, 86.7832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHELBY COUNTY (EET), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1778&lon=-86.7832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81FD-2015-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520CB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890222017239I

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT DUE TO WIND GUST FORCING PREMATURE LANDING. LEFT CRAB CAUSED SIDE LOADING STRESS. GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N81FD (1)

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

- [Incident 19970204008809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970204008809I), Feb 4, 1997: Beech 58 (N81FD), Little Rock, AR. Narrative: aircraft landed and was turning onto taxiway when tire failed.

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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