# NTSB FTW82DA083: Beech B58, N18320, Hot Springs, AR, March 5, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 5, 1982, 08:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Coordinates: 34.499233, -93.050613 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4992&lon=-93.0506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71082
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA083
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71082/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA083

## 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
  - checklist - not followed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO MEMORIAL AIRPORT THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD ANOTHER PILOT ANNOUNCE THAT HE WAS TURNING RIGHT BASE FOR LANDING ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ON FINAL BECAME DISTRACTED WHILE LOOKING FOR THE OTHER AIRCRAFT AND FORGOT TO LOWER HIS LANDING GEAR. THE TOWER WAS NOT OPERATIONAL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18320](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18320), registered now, S/N TH-849, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TH 849
- Airframe hours: 1340
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-52O-C 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jack H. Cox
- Registered owner: Jack H. Cox
- Departed: BKD, BRECKENRIDGE, TX
- Destination: FRUIT VALE, TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: HOT, Memorial Field, runway 5, 6,100 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, invalid medical for flight; flight hours: 2,580 total, 2,580 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 131 °F

## 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 19820305002319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820305002319A), Mar 5, 1982: Beech 58, Hot Springs, AR, Substantial damage. Distracted by conflicting traffic. 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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