# Incident 19890929037259I: Beech 58, Darlington, SC, September 29, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Darlington, SC
- Airport: Darlington County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4475° N, 79.8864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DARLINGTON COUNTY (UDG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4475&lon=-79.8864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2871W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2871W) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890929037259I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO LOWER GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP. PROPELLER GEAR DOOR AND FUSELAGE DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N2871W (1)

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

- [Incident 19811230089069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811230089069I), Dec 30, 1981: Beech 58 (N2871W), Linden, NJ, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Failed to use checklist.

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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