Beech 58P accident near Jackson, Mississippi, October 12, 1989
On October 12, 1989 at about 2:07 pm local time, a Beech 58P, registered N94JP, was substantially damaged in an accident near Jackson, Mississippi. It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE LANDING GEAR EMERGENCY EXTENSION PROCEDURE, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS INADVERTENT PARTIAL RETRACTION OF THE GEAR AND FAILURE TO LAND WITH THE GEAR IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WAS A FACTOR.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 12, 1989 · about 2:07 pm local time
- Place
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 58P · all 58Ps on the register
- Registration
- N94JP · registry record · serial N94JP
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE PLT REALIZED HE HAD FORGOTTEN A BRIEF CASE & ELECTED TO RTRN TO THE ARPT. HE EXTENDED THE GEAR TO LAND & NOTICED THERE WERE 3 SAFE INDCNS. HOWEVER, AS HE EXTENDED THE FLAPS, THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICALPOWER. HE MADE A GO-AROUND & TURNED THE MANUAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE TO VERIFY THAT THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. HOW- EVER, HE TURNED THE EXTENSION HANDLE TO THE RIGHT, INSTEAD OF COUNTERCLOCKWISE, AS WAS STATED IN THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL. CLOCKWISE MOVEMENT OF THE EXTENSION HANDLE WOULD HAVE STARTED RETRACTION OF THE GEAR. WITNESSES NOTED THE GEAR WAS ONLY PARTLY EXTENDED BEFORE THE FINAL APCH TO LAND. DURING THE LANDING, THE GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED. NO REASON WAS FOUND FOR THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 3,600 hours in all; 300 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days; 3,600 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 6,100 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: LAL Lakeland FL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 16, 5,385 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 350° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:50 pm from JAN, 7 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MIA90LA011.