- Date
- January 24, 1984, 10:34 local (18:34 UTC)
- Place
- Monterey, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N873LBBeech D55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840124001719A
- Case key
- 24155
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, he extended the gear & flaps before landing, & on final apch, he rechecked that the gear was down & the green gear down & locked light was illuminated. He & both passengers reported that the acft touched down on the wheels, then it settled on its belly & slid to a stop. After stopping a fire started but was contained by the fire department. Horizontal scrape marks were found on the landing gear doors which was indicative of the acft sliding with the gear in the retracted position. No preimpact part/component failure of malfunction was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N873LB
- Reported as
- Beech D55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 711
- Airframe hours
- 7,123
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-C, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- W.H. Coffey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1983 · 82 hours before
- Airport
- Monterey Peninsula, runway 28, 6,600 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,135 total · 10 in this make and model · 1,021 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N873LB · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.