# Accident 20030601027769A: Beech 58, Big Bear, CA, June 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2636° N, 116.8544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2636&lon=-116.8544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18142, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18142) (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 IO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030601027769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A BEECH 58, N18142 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING AT BIG BEAR CITY AIRPORT, BIG BEAR CITY, CALIFORNIA.

## 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 LAX03LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA163), Jun 1, 2003: Beech 58 (N18142), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive approach speed and misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the landing gear. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to use flaps.

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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