Accident Beechcraft B58 N17824,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 377855
 
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Date:Saturday 12 January 1985
Time:13:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE58 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft B58
Owner/operator:Phillip Pelletier
Registration: N17824
MSN: TH-824
Total airframe hrs:1500 hours
Engine model:CONTINENTAL IO-520-C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:New Bedford, MA -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Fall River, MA (KFIR)
Destination airport:New Bedford, MA
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
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.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC85LA051
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB NYC85LA051

Revision history:

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