# NTSB ATL84LA223: Beech 58 E, N2851W, Sumter, SC, July 19, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 18, 1984, 20:05 local (Jul 19, 1984, 00:05 UTC)
- Place: Sumter, SC
- Coordinates: 33.940879, -80.389457 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9409&lon=-80.3895&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): 6496
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA223
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6496/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA223

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - fatigue(lack of sleep), pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER A LONG WORK DAY THE PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND HIS LANDING GEAR AT HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT AND LANDED GEAR UP. THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAS NOT SLEPT WELL ON THE NIGHT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AND THAT HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED BY ANOTHER ACFT LANDING AHEAD OF HIM.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2851W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58 E
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TH 348
- Airframe hours: 2210
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-C7 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Sumter Petroleum Co.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, January 5, 1984, 58 hours before
- Departed: FLO, FLORENCE, SC
- Airport: SMS, Sumter Municipal, runway 22, 4,800 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 5,720 total, 1,510 in this make and model, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft unknown
- Temperature: 84 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: SSC, 7 nm away

## 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 19840718033469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840718033469A), Jul 18, 1984: Beech 58, Sumter, SC, Substantial damage. Failed to extend the gear for landing. Landed gear up.

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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