# Accident 20150910014709A: Beech 58, Gary, IN, September 10, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2015, 21:30 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: Gary/Chicago International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M4RA
- Location: 41.6172° N, 87.4144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6172&lon=-87.4144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4199S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4199S-2018-02-05) (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 MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,650 total, 2,358 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA415) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150910014709A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT WAS FROM COLUMBUS, IN (BAK) TO GARY, IN (GYY) TO PICK UP CARGO TO BE DELIVERED.  PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS HIS CUSTOM TO FLY TO A FINAL APPROACH FIX WHEN EXECUTING A VISUAL APPROACH.  HE FLEW TO GARIE (THE FAF FOR THE ILS 30 APPROACH).  AT THIS POINT, HE LOWERED THE GEAR AND APPROACH FLAPS.  HE STATED THAT HE INCREASED POWER, AS NORMAL, TO OFFSET THE USUAL DRAG OF GEAR AND FLAPS.  HE STATED THAT HE VERIFIED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN.  ON SHORT FINAL, HE STATED THAT THE 3 GREEN INDICATION DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT.  HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING OFF THE POSITION LIGHTS TO SEE IF THE GEAR LIGHTS WOULD BRIGHTEN.  AT THIS POINT ONE OF THE PROPS CONTACTED THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLES AND PULLED THE MIXTURES TO CUTOFF.

## 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 CEN15LA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA415), Sep 11, 2015: Beech 58 (N4199S), Gary, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear was down while on short final, his subsequent failure to conduct a go-around, and his loss of situational awareness of the airplane’s altitude…

## Other reports on N4199S (3)

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

- [Incident 19960429014999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960429014999I), Apr 29, 1996: Beech 58 (N4199S), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: an on-scene investigation by this office revealed the following facts: on April 29, 1996 at 2135 local time, prior to a FAR 135 cargo flight, the…
- [Accident 19790305004159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305004159A), Mar 5, 1979: Beech 58 (N4199S), Ft Smith, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot was unable to lower gear ,landed wheels up. Actuator jammed. Piece of metal in gear box.
- [Accident 19780531010099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780531010099A), May 31, 1978: Beech F33A (N4199S), AR, Substantial damage

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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