# NTSB ATL83LA385: Beech 58, N31CE, Birmingham, AL, September 30, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 30, 1983, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Coordinates: 33.489582, -86.809371 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4896&lon=-86.8094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6218
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA385
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6218/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA385

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - landing gear,tire - failure,total (contributing factor)
  - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT SWERVED OFF THE RWY AFTER THE LEFT TIRE DEFLATED DURING HEAVY BRAKING & THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE SWERVE. THE PILOT STATED THE ACFT WAS ROLLING TOO FAST AFTER LANDING TO MAKE THE FIRST TURN OFF. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING TO MAKE THE 2ND TURNOFF.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31CE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31CE-2008-11-21), registration cancelled 2008-11-21, S/N TH-220, built 1972 (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 220
- Airframe hours: 4525
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-C5 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Emerson Electric Company
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 17, 1983, 47 hours before
- Departed: BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Airport: BHM, Birmingham, runway 36, 5,856 ×  ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,390 total, 751 in this make and model, 2,000 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BHM

## 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 19830930052679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830930052679A), Sep 30, 1983: Beech 58, Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot braked hard during landing roll and left tire blew causing left gear to collapse.

## Other investigations on N31CE (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 MIA99LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA020), Oct 19, 1998: Beech BE-58 (N31CE), Jackson, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure the landing gear was down resulting in a wheels up landing.

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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