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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Ashland, VA · February 27, 1995

Date: February 27, 1995 · 18:00 local
Place: Ashland, VA
Airport: Hanover County Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N58WC
Reported as: Beech 58
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,094 total6 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N58WCRegistration cancelled Jan 6, 2012 · Beech 58S/N TH-766 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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.

Narrative: the pilot stated that the right wing and nose went lower than normal after touch-down. The right main gear folded up and the wingtip struck the runway. The aircraft drifted right, going off the runway. The gear collapsed. There was moderate damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries. The retraction test showed that the right main gear was not actually down and locked when gear selected "down" and three green lights. Maintenance facility will file a malfunction or defect report. No further action is deemed necessary. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT WING AND NOSE WENT LOWER THAN NORMAL AFTER TOUCH-DOWN. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED UP AND THE WINGTIP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT, GOING OFF THE RUNWAY. THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WAS MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE RETRACTION TEST SHOWED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS NOT ACTUALLY DOWN AND LOCKED WHEN GEAR SELECTED "DOWN" AND THREE GREEN LIGHTS. MAINTENANCE FACILITY WILL FILE A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT. NO FURTHER ACTION IS DEEMED NECESSARY. INCIDENT CLOSED.