Beechcraft G58 N58GL

Summary

On 13 January 2026 at about 16:00 local time, a Beechcraft G58 registered N58GL, operated by Griffing Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Savannah, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

13 January 2026 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Savannah/Hilton Head Intl (SAV)

Coordinates

32.1279, -81.2002

Aircraft

Beechcraft G58

Registration

N58GL

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

2

Operator

Griffing Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Clinton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA26LA129

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On January 13, 2026, about 1100 eastern standard time, a Raytheon Aircraft Company G58 airplane, N58GL sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Savannah, Georgia. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 corporate flight. The pilot reported that during approach to landing into Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Savannah, Georgia, he selected the landing gear handle to the down position; however, none of the three green landing gear down-and-locked indicator lights nor the red gear unsafe light illuminated. After cycling the landing gear handle with no change in indications, he executed a go-around. During the go around, the red gear unsafe light illuminated. The pilot retracted the landing gear per the normal go-around procedures and requested vectors to a local practice area to troubleshoot the problem. After the landing gear handle was cycled a third time, and the landing gear again failed to extend, the pilot consulted with maintenance and completed the manual landing gear extension checklist. Upon completion, the pilot observed three green landing gear down-and-locked lights illuminated. He subsequently performed a low approach over the airport, and the air traffic controller in the tower confirmed the landing gear in the extended (down) position. During the second approach, with full flaps selected and the three green landing gear down-and-locked lights illuminated, the pilot conducted a soft field landing. The touchdown was “smooth”; however, after derotation, the pilot felt a thump and simultaneous observed the red gear unsafe light illuminate, accompanied by the warning horn as the green landing gear indication lights extinguished. The pilot held back on the control yoke, moved the mixture controls to idle cutoff, retarded the throttles and feathered the propellers, which stopped rotating before the nose settled onto the runway surface. The airplane skidded to a stop, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. A postaccident examination by an FAA inspector revealed an inoperative landing gear motor. In addition, with the airplane on jacks and while conducting a manual gear extension procedure an anomaly with the landing gear switches was observed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.