# NTSB FTW83LA188: Beech BE-58, N4657A, Little Rock, AR, April 13, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 13, 1983, 16:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Coordinates: 34.729713, -92.23001 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7297&lon=-92.2300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20863
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA188
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20863/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA188

## 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
  - terrain condition - runway (contributing factor)
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - checklist - not used, pilot in command (cause)
  - excessive workload (task overload), pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - wheels up landing - performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO GLIDE SLOPE INTERCEPTION HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH AND WAS SIMULTANEOUSLY TOLD TO CONTACT THE TOWER, WHICH HE DID. AS THE ACFT APPROACHED THE THRESHOLD, THE THROTTLES WERE RETARDED AND PROPS PUSHED FULL FORWARD. THE PILOT DOES NOT RECALL HEARING THE WARNING HORN. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON ITS BELLY AND STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS APRX 800 FEET OVCST, VIS 1 1/4. THERE WAS HEAVY RAIN THROUGHOUT THE APPROACH.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4657A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4657A), registered now, S/N TH-41 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH BE-58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TH-41
- Airframe hours: 4426
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-C5B 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Registered owner: Central Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, January 1, 1983, 79 hours before
- Departed: MEM, MEMPHIS, TN
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: CIT, Adams Field, runway 22, 7,172 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; flight instructor, airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 9,500 total, 765 in this make and model, 9,000 as pilot in command, 152 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 9 knots
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 61 °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 19830413067549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830413067549A), Apr 13, 1983: Beech 58, Little Rock, AR, Substantial damage. Landed gear up after an ILS approach. Had overlooked gear extension in workload due to weather.

## Other investigations on N4657A (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW76FPG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPG28), Sep 29, 1975: Beech 58 (N4657A), Little Rock, AR, substantial damage

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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