NTSB CHI85LA195 — 1985-05-07 · TERRE HAUTE, Indiana, United States

Current FAA registration · N29CP

Make / Model: BEECH 58
Year of manufacture: 1970 · 15 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19700611
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A2F361

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N29CP Beech 58 None

Factual narrative

THE PLT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-&-GO LANDINGS ON RWY 13, THEN ELECTED TO MAKE ANOTHER ON RWY 5. HE STATED THAT THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED ON DOWNWIND & A SAFE GEAR INDICATION WAS RECEIVED. HOWEVER, THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE PLT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING HORN WHEN THE THROTTLES WERE RETARDED TO IDLE JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED NO PREIMPACT GEAR PROBLEMS, EXCEPT THE WARNING HORN WAS INOP DUE TO A BAD MICRO-SWITCH & A BROKEN ELECTRICAL WIRE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA195.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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