# NTSB ATL82DA235: Beech 58, N7239R, Birmingham, AL, August 12, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 12, 1982, 18:55 local (23:55 UTC)
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Coordinates: 33.57077, -86.709266 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5708&lon=-86.7093&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA235
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69961/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA235

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Complete gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - gear retraction - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - acft/equip,inadequate control location, manufacturer (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN AND A LANDING ROLL OF 300-500 FEET THE GEAR RETRACTED/COLLAPSED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ENTIRE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS GROUND CHECKED AND NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE SYSTEM WAS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE ONE HALF EXTENDED POSITION. IN THIS AIRCRAFT THE FLAP AND GEAR HANDLES ARE ADJACENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7239R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7239R), registered now, S/N TH-565 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TH565
- Airframe hours: 1516
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520C 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Balco Mechanical Cont., Inc.
- Registered owner: Balco Mechanical Cont., Inc.
- Departed: MOBILE, AL
- Destination: FT. COLLINS, CO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: BHM, Birmingham Municipal, runway 5, 10,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,105 total, 1,176 in this make and model, 2,008 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 176 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820812037899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820812037899A), Aug 12, 1982: Beech 58, Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot retracted landing gear during landing roll.

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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