# Accident 19920801028559A: Beech 58, West Chester, PA, August 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1992, 11:10 local time
- Place: West Chester, PA
- Airport: Brandywine Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9903° N, 75.5992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9903&lon=-75.5992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38CL-2023-01-14) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920801028559A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHEAR ON FINAL. LANDED 10 FEET SHORT. BOUNCED ONTO RUNWAY. COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR.

## 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 NYC92LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA138), Aug 1, 1992: Beech 58 (N38CL), West Chester, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENCOUNTER WITH WINDSHEAR WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE LANDING HARD AND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N38CL (1)

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

- [Incident 19910404032239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910404032239I), Apr 4, 1991: Beech 58 (N38CL), Columbia, SC, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Landed nose gear up. Investigation revealed a y strut had failed.

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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