Beechcraft 58P N584DP

Summary

On 17 March 2007 at about 19:10 local time, a Beechcraft 58P registered N584DP was involved in an accident near Marietta, Oklahoma, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 March 2007 at 19:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Marietta, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

McGehee Catfish Restaurant (T40)

Coordinates

33.9000, -97.1689

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58P

Registration

N584DP

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dallas → Marietta

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW07FA084

1 person died.

The pilot's improper landing flare. A contributing factor was the premature touchdown in an area of rising terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While landing to a grass runway, the pilot landed approximately 25-feet before the runway threshold in an area of rising terrain. Moments later the right landing gear failed and separated from the airframe. The airplane rotated clockwise as it departed the right side of the runway and dropped over a large embankment. The airplane continued along the bottom of the embankment and turned approximately 270-degrees before coming to rest in an upright position. A post crash fire ensued. Following the accident the pilot reported that the right main landing gear collapsed on landing. An examination of the right landing gear revealed that the upper structural truss member, which was manufactured straight, was deformed in a bow shape consistent with a hard landing. The right landing gear actuator rod was also found deformed. Pieces were submitted to the NTSB materials laboratory for examination. All submitted fracture features were on slant planes, and the pieces were deformed adjacent to the fractures consistent with overstress fracture. The examination of the airframe and engines revealed no evidence of pre impact mechanical failure/malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.