# Accident 19920112001909A: Beech 58, West Palm Beach, FL, January 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1992, 16:15 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6597° N, 80.0891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6597&lon=-80.0891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4188S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4188S) (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 IO520C
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920112001909A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR,DIVERTED AND LANDED GEAR UP. GEAR MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION GEARS WORN AND TEETH MISSING.

## 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 MIA92LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA063), Jan 12, 1992: Beech 58 (N4188S), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR WHICH CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR RETRACT MOTOR AND GEARBOX ASSY.

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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