- Date
- April 25, 1985, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hilton Head, SC
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N679BLBeech 58
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850425015919A
- Case key
- 6784
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that the landing gear selector was placed in the down position while on downwind for ldg & upon touchdown the landing gear collapsed. Post crash examination of the landing gear failed to disclose any mechanical failure or malfunction of the landing gear system. The landing gear was extended and retracted both electrically and manually with no descrepancies noted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N679BL
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TH-1019
- Airframe hours
- 1,717
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-CB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- 679 Baron Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 11, 1985 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- SAV · Savannah, GA
- Airport
- 49J · Hilton Head, runway 21, 3,700 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,276 total · 98 in this make and model · 2,104 as pilot in command · 54 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.