- Date
- February 20, 1979
- Place
- Augusta, GA · AUGUSTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N31BWBeech B58
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790220003339A
- Case key
- 136961
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0726 79/2/20 AUGUSTA,GA BEECH B58 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 2000 TIME - 1430 N31BW PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DANIEL FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GEORGETOWN,SC AUGUSTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED WITH A CHUNK OF ICE THAT KNOCKED OFF THE NOSE GEAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31BW
- Reported as
- Beech B58
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Daniel Field
N31BWRegistration cancelled Oct 6, 2017 · Beech 58Airframe modelBeech 58Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.