MIA88IA150

NTSB incident investigation · Beech 58 · Jacksonville, FL · April 15, 1988

Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal report
Date
April 15, 1988, 19:19 local (23:19 UTC)
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N796QBeech 58
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Dusk
Status
Completed · report January 25, 1990
Report
Approved by Office Director
Case key
32057

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Gear not extendedLanding - flare/touchdown
Gear extension - not performedPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The plt stated that while on landing rollout, the gear collapsed & the acft slid to a stop on the runway. Post crash examination of the landing gear revealed evidence that would suggest that the gear was up and locked at the time the acft landed.

Aircraft

Registration
N796Q
Reported as
Beech 58
Category
Airplane
Serial number
TH-43
Airframe hours
1,933
Engine
Continental IO-520-C1CB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Part 135
Operator
Flight Express, Inc.
Registered owner
R. G. Equipment Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · June 19, 1987 · 254 hours before
Departed
8A4 · Marietta, GA
Destination
CRG · Jacksonville, FL
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
CRG · Craig Municipal, runway 22, 4,001 × 100 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
45
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
3,615 total · 253 in this make and model · 3,356 as pilot in command · 352 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Dusk
Wind
240° at 12 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
77 °F, dew point 54 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
CRG