19951006037179I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech E-90 · San Diego, CA · October 6, 1995

Date: October 6, 1995
Place: San Diego, CA
Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N20564
Reported as: Beech E90
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,000 total4,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N20564Registration cancelled Jun 18, 2007 · Beech E-90S/N LW-314 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech E-90 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft was on final, under instrument rules. A localizer 28 approach was being flown. The aircraft struck the top of a 90' electrical tower with the left wing tip. The electrical lines damaged the nose gear, prop spinners, gear doors and ailerons. No injury to the pilot or persons on the ground. This incident did not involve a near-mid-air or a pilot deviation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL, UNDER INSTRUMENT RULES. A LOCALIZER 28 APPROACH WAS BEING FLOWN. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP OF A 90' ELECTRICAL TOWER WITH THE LEFT WING TIP. THE ELECTRICAL LINES DAMAGED THE NOSE GEAR, PROP SPINNERS, GEAR DOORS AND AILERONS. NO INJURY TO THE PILOT OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A NEAR-MID-AIR OR A PILOT DEVIATION.