Hawker Beechcraft CORP G58 accident near Fairfield Township, New Jersey, November 6, 2024
On November 6, 2024 at about 10:27 pm local time, a 2011 Hawker Beechcraft CORP G58, registered N793RG, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Fairfield Township, New Jersey (Essex County Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to properly configure the landing gear for landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 6, 2024 · about 10:27 pm local time · cases in 2024
- Place
- Fairfield Township, New Jersey · Essex County Airport · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Hawker Beechcraft CORP G58, built 2011
- Registration
- N793RG · registry record · serial TH-2309
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot of the multiengine airplane reported that the accident flight was the third flight since the most recent annual inspection, during which avionics upgrades were installed. Shortly after takeoff at night, the pilot experienced intermittent avionics malfunctions and elected to return to the departure airport. The pilot wanted to land as soon as possible and performed a straight-in approach with an approach speed that was 5 knots above what he normally flew. On short final approach, the pilot extended the flaps to the approach setting and thought he had extended the landing gear, but subsequently landed with the landing gear retracted. The airplane’s left wing and lower fuselage were substantially damaged during the landing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the landing gear system.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing gear not configured during landing defining event
- Abnormal runway contact during landing
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Forgotten action/omission › Pilot
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Landing gear selector › Incorrect use/operation other cases naming the landing gear
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 980 hours in all; 474 in this make and model; 5 in the last 90 days; 5 in the last 30 days; 823 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: May 31, 2023
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,508 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 24, 2024; 4 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,500 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Continental IO-550 (piston); 1,508 hours total
- Engine 2: Continental IO-550 (piston); 1,508 hours total
The flight
- Destination: TEB Teterboro NJ
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 22, 4,552 ft by 80 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 29.99 inHg
- Observation at 5:53 pm from CDW
Weather report (METAR): METAR KCDW 062253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/12 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02280122
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N793RG on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: Continental IO-550 3,077 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Engine: Continental IO-550 3,077 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Essex County · nearest airport
- Teterboro Airport · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in New Jersey 1,189 since 1982 · 135 in the last ten years
- New Jersey 3,017 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ERA25LA045.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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