Beechcraft 58 N8117V
26 October 2001 · Farmington, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 October 2001 at about 22:30 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N8117V was involved in an accident near Farmington, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmington, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Four Corners Regional (FMN)
- Coordinates
- 36.4750, -108.7967
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 58
- Registration
- N8117V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Farmington → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW02LA074
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The failure of the nose gear actuator retract arm due to fatigue.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that as the gear was retracted, following a low approach, a "loud bang or clank," was heard. The landing gear in-transit light remained illuminated and the flight proceeded to a practice area where the pilots consulted with the flight school's maintenance personnel via radio. Attempts to correct the gear problem were unsuccessful. The flight then returned to the airport and executed a low pass near the air traffic control tower (ATCT). ATCT personnel reported that both main landing gear appeared down and locked, but the nose landing gear appeared to be partially extended. Subsequently, the airplane landed, and when the nose gear made ground contact, it collapsed. Post landing examination of the airplane revealed that the nose gear actuator retract arm had fractured and was in two pieces. The nose gear actuator retract arm was examined at the NTSB Materials Laboratory in Washington, D.C. It was determined that the retract arm fractured as a result of fatigue cracking that initiated at multiple origins along machining marks on the upper surface of the fracture.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 58 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2001 | Beechcraft 58 | Ashland, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Sep 2001 | Beechcraft 58P | Theodosia, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2001 | Beechcraft 58 | Gaylord, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 2001 | Beechcraft 58 | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2001 | Beechcraft 58 | Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Oct 2001 | Beechcraft 58P | Columbus, Nebraska, United States | James H. Oppliger | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2001 | Cameron Balloons N-210 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2001 | North American SNJ-5 | Raton, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Mar 2001 | Cessna 172F | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | Eastern New Mexico Flight Academy | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2001 | Cessna 172N | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2001 | 1977 Colfer-Chan STEEN SKYBOLT | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 2001 | Beechcraft KING AIR B90 | San Jon, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |