# Accident 19901002046809A: Beech 58, Seattle, WA, October 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1990, 15:26 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FCPA
- Location: 47.5403° N, 122.3101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5403&lon=-122.3101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7232K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO550C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,210 total, 75 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901002046809A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED TO LAND NOSE FIRST. PORPOISED. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. NOSE GEAR FORK SHOWED TORSIONAL OVERLOAD.NEW FRACTURE

## 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 SEA91LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA002), Oct 2, 1990: Beech 58 (N7232K), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT FLARE THE AIRPLANE ON LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED IN OVERLOAD.

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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