# Accident 20240908014319A: Beech 58, Morrisville, NC, September 8, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2024, 13:05 local time
- Place: Morrisville, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8724° N, 78.7879° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8724&lon=-78.7879&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6037M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6037M) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 846 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240908014319A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF, AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROTATE, THE LANDING GEAR BEGAN RETRACTING. BOTH PILOTS IN THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION AND WAS NOT TOUCHED AT ANY POINT DURING TAKEOFF.

DURING THE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION THE WIRING OF THE GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION HANDLE WAS FOUND DAMAGE ON 4 OF THE WIRES OF THE BUNDLE THAT OPERATES THE HANDLE. RETRACTION AND EXTENSION TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND SAID WIRES ARE PRODUCING AN ARC EVERY TIME THEY MOVE AND TOUCH EACH OTHER.

## 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 ERA24LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA376), Sep 8, 2024: Beech 58 (N6037M), Raleigh, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Damage to the landing gear selector switch wire bundle which resulted in an inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N6037M (2)

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

- [Incident 19830424031259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830424031259I), Apr 24, 1983: Beech 58 (N6037M), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot landed with gear up. Experienced electrical gear extension problems. Found motor shaft frozen tight in motor.
- [Incident 19810721062429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810721062429I), Jul 21, 1981: Beech 58 (N6037M), Elgin, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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