Beech B100 accident near Pawtucket, Rhode Island, August 13, 2006
On August 13, 2006 at about 1:15 pm local time, a Beech B100, registered N75AP, was substantially damaged in an accident near Pawtucket, Rhode Island (North Central State Airport). It was a personal 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).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's misjudged distance and speed during final approach, which resulted in an undershoot and subsequent gear collapse.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 13, 2006 · about 1:15 pm local time
- Place
- Pawtucket, Rhode Island · North Central State Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech B100 · all B100s on the register
- Registration
- N75AP · no longer on the register · serial BE-57
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The commercial pilot stated that he was flying a Beech B100 on a visual approach to runway 33, a 3,210-foot long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway. The approach was executed with full flap extension, and the landing gear extended. The right main landing gear touched down approximately 2 feet prior to the runway, and collapsed as it traveled over the elevated runway edge. The airplane subsequently came to rest upright off the right side of the runway. The pilot did not report any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,374 hours in all; 161 in this make and model; 238 in the last 90 days; 51 in the last 30 days; 320 as pilot in command; 0 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Airesearch TPE331 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FOK Westhampton Bea NY
- Destination: SFZ Pawtucket RI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 33, 3,210 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.06 inHg
- Observation at 1:15 pm from SFZ
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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