- Date
- January 25, 1985, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Vicksburg, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3057Beech BE-55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850125001689A
- Case key
- 6736
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Landing gear - inoperative
Landing gear - undeterminedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Gear extension - not attainedCause
Procedures/directives - not followedCause
Go-around - performed
Fire
Analysis
During the landing attempt, the pilot failed to ensure that the landing gear was extended. He was preoccupied with trying to locate a runway sweeper reported by the airport manager. When the gear failed to extend the pilot continued the approach knowing that the gear had malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3057
- Reported as
- Beech BE-55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-32
- Airframe hours
- 5,100
- Engine
- Continental IO-470, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Vicksburg Terminal Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- Vicksburg, runway 10, 5,000 × ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,654 total · 18 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.