# Accident 19960806044489A: Beech 58, Panama City, FL, August 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1996, 09:21 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Panama City-Bay County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2003° N, 85.6702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2003&lon=-85.6702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4478W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,874 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960806044489A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING. BLAMED DISTRACTION TO ATC ADVICE TO HOLD SHORT OF A RUNWAY INTERSECTION.

## 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 MIA96LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA224), Aug 6, 1996: Beech 58 (N4478W), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to extend the landing gear before touchdown, which resulted in an inadvertent wheels-up landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot allowed his attention to be…

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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