# NTSB ATL82FKQ16: Beech 58, N1808L, Madison, MS, June 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 25, 1982, 17:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place: Madison, MS
- Coordinates: 32.449913, -90.10057 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4499&lon=-90.1006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71533
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FKQ16
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71533/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKQ16

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - door,exterior crew - open (contributing factor)
  - door,exterior crew - vibration (contributing factor)
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Fire, standing

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT, THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR SUDDENLY OPENED AFTER LIGHT TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURE, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE OWNER'S MANUAL, TO SECURE AND CLOSE THE DOOR. AS A PRECAUTION, HE CANCELED THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT, AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND. JUST BEFORE TURNING FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE LEG, THE DOOR SUDDENLY OPENED AGAIN. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH WITHOUT RECLOSING THE DOOR. THE DOOR BEGAN TO BUFFET AND LEFT RUDDER WAS USED TO COMPENSATE FOR YAW AND DRAG. WHILE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED. POWER WAS APPLIED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. THE PLANE RESPONDED IN A SEVERE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY BANKING SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE OCCUPANTS EGRESSED FROM THE PLANE, IT BEGAN TO BURN AND WAS DESTROYED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1808L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1808L-1982-11-09), registration cancelled 1982-11-09, S/N TH-1264, built 1981 (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: TH-1264
- Airframe hours: 111
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 280 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Victor Airways Inc.
- Registered owner: Victor Airways Inc.
- Departed: MBO, MADISON, MS
- Destination: MBO, MADISON, MS
- Airport: MBO, Bruce Campbell, runway 17, 4,400 × 0 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,216 total, 58 in this make and model, 992 as pilot in command, 148 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Temperature: 171 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 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 19820625024849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820625024849A), Jun 25, 1982: Beech 58, Madison, MS, Destroyed. Open door distraction, bounced high on landing, came down on one wing and cartwheeled off runway. No report on door

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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