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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Bainbridge, GA · June 14, 2026

Date: June 14, 2026 · 18:30 local
Place: Bainbridge, GA
Airport: Decatur County Industrial Air
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N414SW
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N414SWRegistered now · Beech 58S/N TH-797 · Built 1977 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot stated on that on approach, he lowered the gear and observed three green lights indicating that the gear was down and locked. The aircraft then touched down on the main gear and when the nose gear touched down, it folded rearward, and the nose and props hit the pavement. The aircraft then slid about 600 feet on the nose, causing damage to the lower nose cone and both propellers.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED ON THAT ON APPROACH, HE LOWERED THE GEAR AND OBSERVED THREE GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR AND WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, IT FOLDED REARWARD, AND THE NOSE AND PROPS HIT THE PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID ABOUT 600 FEET ON THE NOSE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LOWER NOSE CONE AND BOTH PROPELLERS.

Other reports on N414SW · 1

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

Incident 19780210005749ILevel Off Touchdown · Augusta, MEAircraft landed gear up, pilot stated that he had put it down.Feb 10, 1978 · Minor damage