Beechcraft 58 N120PA

Summary

On 28 May 2022 at about 16:02 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N120PA, operated by Southern Sky Holdings LLC, was involved in an accident near Perry, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 May 2022 at 16:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Perry, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Perry-Houston County Airport (PXE)

Coordinates

32.5106, -83.7673

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N120PA

Category

Airplane

Year built

1992

Engines

2

Operator

Southern Sky Holdings LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Griffin → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA246

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to properly configure the landing gear before landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while on a downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern at the destination airport, he extended the landing gear. The subsequent touchdown was normal; however, the main landing gear collapsed during the landing roll. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the wing flaps were retracted, and the landing gear doors were open, consistent with the airplane not being properly configured for landing and indicative of the landing gear being in transit at the time of touchdown. Functional testing of the landing gear system did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions. Based on the available information, it is likely that the pilot realized that the landing gear was retracted during the landing flare and attempted to extend the landing gear, but the airplane touched down before the gear were fully extended.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.