- Date
- July 14, 1985, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Calverton, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9031SBeech 36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850714073769A
- Case key
- 35910
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Analysis
The pilot of N9031S was advised that nantucket memorial airport was in IFR conditions and decided to turn back towards long island. During the flight to long island, N9031S lost radio communications and soon electrical power to the navigational equipment. The pilot decided to land before entering the NY terminal contrl area. E Calverton airport was identified and the gear lowered for a landing. The gear indicator lights did not illuminate, however, the mechanical gear indicator showed that the gear was down. The pilot assumed the gear was locked and continued the landing. During the touchdown, the nose and right main gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9031S
- Reported as
- Beech 36 (58P)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E117
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520 SERI, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Sounder
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1985
- Departed
- N14 · Lumberton, NJ
- Destination
- ACK · Nantucket, MA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- CTO · Calverton, runway 32, 10,000 × 200 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 640 total · 380 in this make and model · 550 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ISP, 25 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.
Other investigations on N9031S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.