# Accident 19850116003539A: Beech 58, Lafayette, IN, January 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1985, 23:35 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.4409° N, 86.9095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4409&lon=-86.9095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4098S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4098S-2012-04-18) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,845 total, 315 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850116003539A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI85LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA092), Jan 17, 1985: Beech BE-58 (N4098S), Lafayette, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4098S (1)

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

- [Incident 19790905034519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790905034519I), Sep 5, 1979: Beech 58 (N4098S), Henderson, KY, Minor damage. Pilot ran 2 feet off taxiway to avoid a parked airplane, wheel dropped into a ditch. Construction work in progress

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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