# Incident 19940128005099I: Beech 58, Buffalo, NY, January 28, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1994, 22:05 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BQTA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N577W) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 300 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940128005099I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1994, A BE-58 BARON, N577W, OPERATED BY BUSINESS AIR, INC. (BQTA) DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO NAVIGATION PROBLEMS AND LANDED AT BUFFALO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. PILOT REPORTED TURBULENCE AND ICE, AND WHEN WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS APPLIED, MAG COMPASS WOULD SWING 50 DEGREES. PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO CONDITIONS WHICH WERE CAUSING PILOT DISORIENTATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N577W (1)

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

- [Incident 19781223021119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781223021119I), Dec 23, 1978: Beech 58 (N577W), Columbus, GA, Minor damage. Pilot unable to extend nose gear due to parts failure. Landed with nose gear retracted.

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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