# NTSB SEA91LA002: Beech 58, N7232K, Seattle, WA, October 2, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 2, 1990, 15:26 local (22:26 UTC)
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Coordinates: 47.54034, -122.310111 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5403&lon=-122.3101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 41350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA91LA002
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/41350/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA002

## Probable cause

THE PILOT DID NOT FLARE THE AIRPLANE ON LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED IN OVERLOAD.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload (contributing factor)
  - lift-off - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, DURING LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7232K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TH-1477
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-550-C 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Flightcraft Inc.
- Departed: CYAZ, TOFINO, OF
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: BFI, Boeing Fld, runway 13, 10,001 × 200 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 6,210 total, 75 in this make and model, 4,720 as pilot in command, 75 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19901002046809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901002046809A), Oct 2, 1990: Beech 58, Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Observed to land nose first. Porpoised. Nose gear collapsed. Nose gear fork showed torsional overload. New fracture

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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