- Date
- January 12, 1985, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- New Bedford, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N17824Beech B58
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850112001179A
- Case key
- 35820
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Analysis
The acft experienced a gear collapse during landing. During the first landing and takeoff the plt noticed the left main gear began to collapse. The takeoff was continued and two passes were performed in front of the ATC twr. Twr personnel advised that the gear appeared down and in position. The plt shut down the left engine, feathered the prop and landed. During the landing roll, the left main gear collapsed and the acft veered left colliding with a snow bank and rwy lights.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17824
- Reported as
- Beech B58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TH-824
- Airframe hours
- 1,500
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Phillip Pelletier
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FIR · Fall River, MA
- Destination
- EWB · New Bedford, MA
- Airport
- EWB · Bedford, runway 32, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 10,950 total · 200 in this make and model · 10,850 as pilot in command · 102 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 34° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.