# NTSB FTW82DA232: Beech 58, N4963M, Oak Grove, LA, May 26, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 26, 1982, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Oak Grove, LA
- Coordinates: 32.859245, -91.38961 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8592&lon=-91.3896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72061
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA232
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72061/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA232

## Sequence of events

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

- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - gear retraction - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING HIS LANDING ROLL, HE INTENDED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS, BUT INADVERTENTLY RECTRACTED THE LANDING GEAR INSTEAD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4963M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4963M-1997-08-21), registration cancelled 1997-08-21, S/N TH933 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TH933
- Airframe hours: 568
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-C 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Heber E. Costello
- Registered owner: Heber E. Costello
- Departed: GREENWOOD, MS
- Destination: OAK GROVE, LA
- Airport: 9M6, Heber Costello, runway 1, 2,700 × 75 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 3,000 total, 985 in this make and model, 2,915 as pilot in command, 225 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 178 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820526024559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820526024559A), May 26, 1982: Beech 58, Oak Grove, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot retracted gear instead of flaps during landing roll.

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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