# NTSB ATL81DKG45: Beech 58, N124P, Savannah, GA, August 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1981
- Place: Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2058  81/8/31    SAVANNAH,GA         BEECH 58            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1072
        TIME - 1530                    N124P               PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVANNAH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST PALM BEACH,FL          SAVANNAH,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- MOST OF PLT'S FLT TIME WAS IN BEECH 76 W FLAP & GEAR HNDLS IN OPPOSITE PSNS FM BEECH 58.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N124P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124P-1990-06-27), registration cancelled 1990-06-27, S/N TH1156 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Savannah

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810831053409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810831053409A), Aug 31, 1981: Beech 58, Savannah, GA, Substantial damage. Inadvertently placed gear selector in up position on landing roll. Gear retracted. Flaps selector remained down.

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.

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