# Accident 20000806012029A: Beech 58, West Milford, NJ, August 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2000, 11:30 local time
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Airport: Greenwood Lake Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1284° N, 74.3465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENWOOD LAKE (4N1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1284&lon=-74.3465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58TZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000806012029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT INDUCED, HARD LANDING CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE TO FAIL, PROP STRUCK THE GROUND DAMAGING THE LEFT WING AND LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH N5425S WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE TIEDOWN AREA.

## 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 NYC00LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA218), Aug 6, 2000: Beech BE-58 (N58TZ), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare and touchdown, which resulted in a blown tire, and a continued loss of directional control during the landing roll.

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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