# Incident 19781223021119I: Beech 58, Columbus, GA, December 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1978, 01:45 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N577W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223021119I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR DUE TO PARTS FAILURE. LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR RETRACTED.

## Other reports on N577W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940128005099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940128005099I), Jan 28, 1994: Beech 58 (N577W), Buffalo, NY. Narrative: on Friday, January 28, 1994, a BE-58 baron, N577W, operated by business air, inc. (bqta) declared an emergency due to navigation problems and landed…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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