Beechcraft BE-58 N8555R

Summary

On 24 January 1985 at about 07:00 local time, a Beechcraft BE-58 registered N8555R was involved in an accident near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 January 1985 at 07:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Indianapolis Int'l (IND)

Coordinates

39.7295, -86.2896

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE-58

Registration

N8555R

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chicago → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI85LA095

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PLT STATED THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED ON FINAL APCH AT AN AIRSPEED OF 148 KTS AND A GEAR DOWN & LOCKED INDICATION WAS RECEIVED. PLT CONTINUED TO STATE THE ACFT SETTLED CLOSER TO THE RWY THEN USUAL DURING THE LANDING FLARE AND WHEN THE ACFT WAS NEARING A COMPLETE STOP, A GEAR UNSAFE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ACFT CONTACTED THE RWY WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. (GEAR DOORS WERE NOT DAMAGED.) POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY DISCREPANCIES IN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AND THE GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY DURING EXTENSION/RETRACTION TESTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.