# Incident 19890225003799I: Beech B60, Jacksonville, FL, February 25, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2807° N, 81.5800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2807&lon=-81.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N294D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N294D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-60 (registry code 1153605, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B60
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89IA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890225003799I

## Narrative

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

NOISE AND SMOKE IN COCKPIT ON GEAR EXTENSION. LEFT GEAR UNSAFE. RETURNED. UNLOCKING CABLE AND ROLLER WERE SEIZED.

## 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 MIA89IA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA094), Feb 25, 1989: Beech B60 (N294D), Jacksonville, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT ROD DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY.

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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