Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to properly configure the airplane for landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s fatigue and self-induced distractions.
NTSB analysis
The commercial pilot reported that the flight was concluding at the end of his 17-hour duty day. He stated that he did not confirm a safe landing gear indication before landing and that the airplane subsequently landed with the landing gear retracted, which resulted in substantial damage. The pilot also stated that fatigue and self-induced distractions contributed to the accident, and that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA17LA189 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- May 24, 2017
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Augusta, Georgia
- Nearest airport
- Augusta Rgnl At Bush Field (AGS)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- Light
- Night
Beech 58
- N-number
- N9132S
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1976
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 135 (charter and commuter)
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.