# NTSB MIA81FLD25: Beech 58, N9094Q, Clearwater, FL, February 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1981
- Place: Clearwater, FL · CLEARWATER, FL
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FLD25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0326  81/2/17    CLEARWATER,FL       BEECH 58            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 802
        TIME - 1535                    N9094Q              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 422 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST PETERSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENSACOLA,FL                CLEARWATER,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR PUSH PULL FRONT ROD END BEARING,PN ARHT5ECH,BINDING.PUSH PULL ROD ASSY FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9094Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9094Q), registered now, S/N TH-107, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Petersburg

## 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 19810217006849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810217006849A), Feb 17, 1981: Beech 58, Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Unsafe nose gear indication, unchanged by manual extension. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Push-pull rod broke.

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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