# Accident 19991114041649A: Beech 36BEECH, Daytona Beach, FL, November 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1999, 21:12 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1905° N, 81.0492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1905&lon=-81.0492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3089A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3089A-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 36 (registry code 1151602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 35 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991114041649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO THE ORMAND BEACH AIRPORT. DURING THE APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT PILOT RECEIVED A LANDING GEAR UNSAFE WARNING HORN EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION AND INDICATED DOWN. A/C DIVERTED TO DAYTONA BEACH AIRPORT AND MADE A FLY-BY OF THE TOWER/ CRASH/FIRE/RESCUE CREW AND TOWER PERSONNENEL REPORTED THAT GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT THE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO INBOARD SECTIONS OF BOTH WINGS. REASON FOR GEAR COLLAPSE IS STILL UNDETERMINED. M OR D TO BE FILED IF APPROPRIATE PENDING CAUSE DETERMINATION.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (.4) THE FLIGHT WAS EN ROUTE TO ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA, WHEN HE REPORTED A MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION PROBLEM. THE PILOT DIVERTED TO DAYTONA BEACH AIRPORT FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. DURING A VISUAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR BY THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATORS, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN DOWN. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS, THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS' INTENSITY CONTINUED TO VARY FROM LIGHT TO DIM CONDITIONS. THE PILOT SAID HE MADE A SOFT FIELD LANDING ON RUNWAY 7 AND HELD THE NOSE WHEEL OFF THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED THE PAVEMENT, THE MAIN GEAR, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR A COMPONENT FAILURE.

## 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 ATL00LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA013), Nov 14, 1999: Beech BE36 (N3089A), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the main landing gear for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N3089A (1)

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

- [Accident 20161109021829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161109021829A), Nov 9, 2016: Beech 36 (N3089A), Ormond Beach, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft departed Flagler executive airport (fin) palm coast, FL VFR to deland, FL (ded). On a southerly heading. At an altitude of 1500-2000 ft in level…

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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