# Accident 19980312006839A: Beech 58, Taos, NM, March 12, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1998, 19:40 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Airport: Taos Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6001° N, 105.4491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6001&lon=-105.4491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9239Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9239Q) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total, 58 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980312006839A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 12, 1998, AT 1940 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 58, N9239Q, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A GEAR UP LANDING AT TAOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TAOS, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED, AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AHD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AUSTIN, TEXAS, AT 1540 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOTS ACCIDENT REPORT, HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR IN PREPARATION FOR A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 22. WHEN HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH, THE GEAR LOCK INDICATORS FAILED TO INDICATE THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN MOVED TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE SWITCH WAS RAISED AND LOWERED AGAIN BUT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. HE ALSO ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR BY MANUAL EXTENSION, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AFTER CIRCLING THE AIRPORT FOR APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MINUTES, THE PILOT NOTIFIED GROUND PERSONNEL OF THE SITUATION AND EXCUTED AN EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR BOX HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE FLAPS ATTACHMENT TRACKS TO SEPERATE FROM THE SPAR WEBBING, AND THE BELLY FORMER TO BE DAMAGED. (-23) ON MARCH 12, 1998 AT 1935 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 58, N9239Q, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A GEAR UP LANDING AT TAOS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TAOS, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS FOUR PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS, AT 1540 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND CONDUCTED AN INTENTIONAL GEAR UP LANDING AFTER EXHAUSTING ALL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR BY BOTH REGULAR AND ALTERNATE METHODS.

## 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 FTW98LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA148), Mar 13, 1998: Beech 58 (N9239Q), Taos, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total failure of the landing gear retraction/extension assembly for reasons undetermined.

## Other reports on N9239Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19991104033269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991104033269I), Nov 4, 1999: Beech 58 (N9239Q), Amarillo, TX. (-5) Pilot of aircraft N9239Q, BE-58 in bound to Amarillo, TX reported possible fuel leak and shut engine down. Aircraft landed without incident with ARFF…
- [Incident 19940615029509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940615029509I), Jun 15, 1994: Beech 58 (N9239Q), Austin, TX. Unable reduce right engine power for landing. Feathered engine. Landed. Broken bushing fuel control arm.

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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