# Incident 19940118001749I: Beech 95C55, Hickory, NC, January 18, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1994, 14:18 local time
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Airport: Hickory Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7411° N, 81.3896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HICKORY RGNL (HKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7411&lon=-81.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88FL-2018-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 615 total, 150 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940118001749I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 18, 1994, AIRCRAFT N88FL WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING INCIDENT AT HICKORY REGIONAL AIRPORT, NC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A BEECH BARON AND WAS PILOTED BY MR. JOE D. RESTER. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 2:18 PM AND INVOLVED AN UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO MAKE A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 DURING HIGH CROSSWIND LANDING CONDITIONS. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF LANDING WERE REPORTED BY HICKORY FLIGHT SERVICE AS CLEAR WITH VISIBILITY UNLIMITED. WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 280 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS WITH GUST TO 25 KNOTS. DURING THE ROLLOUT, AT APPROXIMATELY 60 KNOTS IAS, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A GUST OF WIND ROCKED THE AIRPLANE, CAUSING THE LEFT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT INTO THE FLAT, SOFT, GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. CONCERNED THAT HE MIGHT BE HEADING FOR A DITCH, THE PILOT ELECTED TO APPLY POWER AND TAKE OFF AGAIN. THE PILOT REENTERED THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 24 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF A BENT LEFT WING TIP. DURING A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION, THE LEFT WING TIP WAS NOTED TO BE LOOSE AND A GRINDING METAL AGAINST METAL NOISE COULD BE HEARD WITHIN THE WING WHEN THE TIP WAS MOVED. THE UNDE RSIDE OF THE WING WAS ALSO SCRATCHED AND DENTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N88FL (1)

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

- [Accident 20160227001669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160227001669A), Feb 27, 2016: Beech 95-C55 (N88FL), Casey, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off the end of runway on landing at 1H8 (Casey, IL)

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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