- Date
- November 18, 1989, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Fernandina Bch, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6659DBeech 58
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891118065549A
- Case key
- 32602
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to perform the emergency gear extension procedure to assure that the gear was down and locked. Factors related to the accident were: low oil pressure in the right eng, failure of both voltage regulators, and the low level of charge in the battery.
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.
Analysis
During flt, the plt noted that oil pressure in the rgt eng had dropped to the red line, so he shut down & feathered the eng. He stated that after entering traffic to lnd, he 'lowered' the gear, then noted that the radar & radios became inop (as electrical power was lost). Though he heard & felt the gear extend, he did not see illumination of the downlock lights. The plt made a 360 deg turn to get spacing behind another acft, then contd the apch to land. During the landing, the gear collapsed & the acft was damaged. An exam of the rgt eng revealed that the low oil pressure was due to a piece of carbon under the oil pressure relief valve seat. Both alternators tested satisfactorily; however, both voltage regulators had failed internally & both alternator circuit breakers were popped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6659D
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TH 1005
- Airframe hours
- 1,337
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Crider, William A.
- Registered owner
- W.A. Crider
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 14, 1989 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- 2J4 · Metter, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 55J · Fernandina Beach Muni, runway 4, 5,350 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,617 total · 362 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRG, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.