# Accident 19990827047749A: Beech 58, St Louis, MO, August 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1999, 14:30 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6499° N, 90.5804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6499&lon=-90.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912WJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990827047749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED NORMALLY RUNWAY 26L, WHILE TURNING OFF THE RUNWAY INTENDED TO RAISE THE FLAPS INSTEAD RAISED THE LANDING GEAR. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO GEAR, GEAR DOORS, PROPELLERS, ENGINES, BELLY AND WINGTIPS. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE LANDING, HE INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 CHI99LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA314), Aug 27, 1999: Beech 58 (N912WJ), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadvertent retraction of the landing gear by the pilot.

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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