# Accident 20170524004879A: Beech 58, Augusta, GA, May 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2017, 01:05 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Augusta Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M4RA
- Location: 33.3811° N, 81.9706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3811&lon=-81.9706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9132S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9132S-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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170524004879A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 24, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:05 AM LOCAL TIME A BEECHCRAFT BARON 58 CALL SIGN N9132S WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17 AT AUGUSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. WEATHER REPORTED 600 OVERCAST WITH 10 MILES VISIBILITY.

PILOT STATEMENT CAPTURED THE GLIDESLOPE, SELECTED APPROACH FLAPS, ADDED POWER TO COMPENSATE FOR DRAG DUE TO FLAPS EXTENDED CONTINUE APPROACH AND FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR.

## 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 ERA17LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA189), May 24, 2017: Beech 58 (N9132S), Augusta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly configure the airplane for landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s fatigue and self-induced distractions.

## Other reports on N9132S (1)

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

- [Incident 19870813067909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870813067909I), Aug 13, 1987: Beech 58 (N9132S), Republic, WA, Minor damage. The aircraft landed wheels up due to failure of the landing gear actuation gear box.

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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