# Accident 20031001024749A: Beech 58, Columbus, MS, October 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2003, 17:21 local time
- Place: Columbus, MS
- Airport: Columbus-Lowndes County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4525° N, 88.3689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4525&lon=-88.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7219H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7219H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 935 total, 172 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04IA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04IA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031001024749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS ON A 15 MINUTE FLIGHT JUST TO EXERCISE THE AIRCRAFT AND UPON LANDING FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR. HE STATED HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A GLIDER IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY.

## 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 ATL04IA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04IA010), Oct 1, 2003: Beech 58 (N7219H), Columbus, MS, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the pre-landing checklist, and his failure to extend the landing gear which resulted in a wheels up landing.

## Other reports on N7219H (1)

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

- [Incident 20171202022579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171202022579I), Dec 2, 2017: Beech 58 (N7219H), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Pilot elected to continue taxi in a non movement area in restricted visibility. Humidity caused windsheild and windows to fog over. Darkness and lack of any…

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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