- Date
- December 6, 1982, 17:48 local (Dec 7, 1982, 00:48 UTC)
- Place
- Lovington, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N18HMBeech 58
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821206064989A
- Case key
- 71503
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that while taking off with a light crosswind, the right passenger door opened. While trying to catch papers and hold the door, the right propeller struck the runway and the right main gear began collapsing. By this time, the pilot decided there was insufficient runway remaining to abort, so he continued the takeoff. An emergency landing was made on the same runway by setting the plane down on the left main and nose gear. As the speed reduced, the right wing settled and a propeller blade separated and penetrated the fuselage. No discrepancy was reported concerning the door latch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18HM
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TH651
- Airframe hours
- 1,821
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Roger C. Hanks
- Registered owner
- Roger C. Hanks
- Departed
- E06 · Lovington, NM
- Destination
- SAF · Sante Fe, NM
- Airport
- E06 · Lovington, runway 21, 4,000 × 80 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,216 total · 4,652 in this make and model · 6,207 as pilot in command · 44 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 154 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HOB, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.