19850116003539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Lafayette, IN · January 16, 1985

Date: January 16, 1985 · 23:35 local
Place: Lafayette, IN
Airport: Purdue University
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4098S
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI85LA092
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO520C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,845 total315 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N4098SRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2012 · Beech 58S/N TH-600 · Built 1975 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Hard landing on right main gear due to ice on windshield. Right propeller struck ground and some fuselage buckling.

As the FAA filed it

HARD LANDING ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR DUE TO ICE ON WINDSHIELD. RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND AND SOME FUSELAGE BUCKLING.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI85LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLafayette, INPlt diverted due to icing/unfavorable wx at dest. Plt stated the windshield iced over during the apch at purdue university arpt (the alternate) and he flared high resulting in a hard landing.Jan 17, 1985 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4098S · 1

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

Incident 19790905034519IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Henderson, KYPilot ran 2 feet off taxiway to avoid a parked airplane, wheel dropped into a ditch. Construction work in progressSep 5, 1979 · Minor damage