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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Seattle, WA · October 2, 1990

Date
October 2, 1990 · 15:26 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Boeing Field-King County International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FCPA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7232K
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA91LA002
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO550C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,210 total75 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Observed to land nose first. Porpoised. Nose gear collapsed. Nose gear fork showed torsional overload. New fracture

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED TO LAND NOSE FIRST. PORPOISED. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. NOSE GEAR FORK SHOWED TORSIONAL OVERLOAD.NEW FRACTURE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.