Beechcraft 58 N580TC

Summary

On 22 March 2010 at about 02:05 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N580TC, operated by Terence R Cunningham, was involved in an accident near Santa Barbara, California, United States. 4 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.

Date

22 March 2010 at 02:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Nearest airport

Santa Barbara Municipal Airpor (SBA)

Coordinates

34.4261, -119.8414

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N580TC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Terence R Cunningham

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Jose → Santa Barbara

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10LA191

Nobody was injured.

The landing gear collapsing during the landing roll for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that on final approach he observed three green lights illuminated on the instrument panel, indicating to him that all three landing gear were down and locked. He noted that he did not hear a landing gear warning horn. After touching down and during the landing roll, the nose landing gear collapsed, followed by the right main landing gear and then the left main landing gear. The airplane came to rest slightly to the right of the runway's centerline with substantial damage to the forward bulkhead. A postaccident examination of the airplane by a certified Federal Aviation Administration airframe and powerplant mechanic failed to identify either a mechanical failure or malfunction that could have precipitated the landing gear collapse. The reason for the landing gear collapse was undetermined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.