FTW81FRA56

NTSB accident investigation · Beech F90 · Beaumont, TX · August 31, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 31, 1981
Place
Beaumont, TX · BEAUMONT, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N44SRBeech F90
Status
Completed · report December 29, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810831053899A
Case key
123942

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2596  81/8/31    BEAUMONT,TX         BEECH F90           CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0815                    N44SR               PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 33, 4020 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            69 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATON ROUGE,LA              BEAUMONT,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- UN TO RETRACT/EXTD GEAR W NORMAL SYS.COPLT APPLIED SIDE LOAD ON EMERG EXTN HNDL.BATTERY DEAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N44SR
Reported as
Beech F90
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jefferson County

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