# Accident 19981019034669A: Beech 58, Jackson, MS, October 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1998, 11:30 local time
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Jackson International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PA9A
- Location: 32.2598° N, 90.0895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2598&lon=-90.0895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31CE-2008-11-21) (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 IO520L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,924 total, 469 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981019034669A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 19, 1998, ABOUT 1130 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH BE-58, N31CE, REGISTERED TO PARAGON AIR EXPRESS INC., OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 135 ON-DEMAND AIR TAXI FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS UPON DEPARTURE FROM JACKSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. THE PILOT DIVERTED BACK INTO JACKSON, AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLIGAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS INITIALLY REPORTED TO HAVE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE WAS UPGRADED TO AN ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 30, 1998. THE PILOT STATED AFTER LOSING ALL RADIO COMMUNICATION ON CLIMBOUT THAT HE INTERCEPTED THE DME ARC FOR RUNWAY 34 LEFT. HE STATED HE CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR AND VERIFIED THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN WITH THE GREEN LIGHTS. WHEN HE STARTED HIS FLARE THE GEAR WARNING WENT OFF. THE PROPELLER AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY BY THE FAA REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PRECRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE AIRPLANE WAS JACKED UP AT A REPAIR FACILITY. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED THREE TIMES WITH NORMAL ELECTRICAL POWER. ALL WARNING HORNS AND LIGHTS FUNCTIONEDPROPERLY. (.4) THE PILOT WAS MAKING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH AND FAILED TO ENSURE THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED GEAR UP. EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PRECRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.

## 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 MIA99LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA020), Oct 19, 1998: Beech BE-58 (N31CE), Jackson, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure the landing gear was down resulting in a wheels up landing.

## Other reports on N31CE (1)

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

- [Accident 19830930052679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830930052679A), Sep 30, 1983: Beech 58 (N31CE), Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot braked hard during landing roll and left tire blew causing left gear to collapse.

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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