Beechcraft B58 N17824

Summary

On 12 January 1985 at about 17:30 local time, a Beechcraft B58 registered N17824 was involved in an accident near New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 January 1985 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Bedford (EWB)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft B58

Registration

N17824

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fall River → New Bedford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC85LA051

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

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.