Beechcraft 58 N358CB

Summary

On 18 March 2016 at about 17:45 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N358CB, operated by Dese Enterprises LLC, was involved in an accident near Huntsville, Alabama, 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

18 March 2016 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones F (HSV)

Coordinates

34.6372, -86.7750

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N358CB

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

2

Operator

Dese Enterprises LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Huntsville → Huntsville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA161

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown resulting in a landing with the landing gear retracted and consequent substantial damage.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, after completing the maintenance test flight, he established a normal approach to the runway. However, he reported that he did not extend the landing gear prior to touchdown and the airplane landed with the landing gear retracted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, left aileron and the bottom of the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with the airplane prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.