# NTSB MIA79DKG19: Beech B58, N31BW, Augusta, GA, February 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1979
- Place: Augusta, GA · AUGUSTA, GA
- Location: 33.4710° N, 81.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4710&lon=-81.9748&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 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31BW-2017-10-06), registration cancelled 2017-10-06, S/N TH-490, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B58
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Daniel Field

## 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 19790220003339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220003339A), Feb 20, 1979: Beech 58, Augusta, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck ice chunks on landing. Airport operaator failed to advise of unsafe conditions.

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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