# Incident 19960616014079I: Beech 6590, Rome, GA, June 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1996, 11:20 local time
- Place: Rome, GA
- Airport: Richard B Russell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3506° N, 85.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Richard B Russell Airport (RMG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3506&lon=-85.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75368, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75368-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-90 (registry code 1152904, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6590
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,480 total, 35 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960616014079I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 16, 1996, KING AIR AIRCRAFT N75368 PILOTED BY OWNER JOHN BUFFEY LANDED ON RUNWAY 14 AT RUSSELL AIRPORT, ROME, GA WITH THE LANDING WHEELS NOT SECURED IN THE "DOWN" POSITION. THE PILOT HAD JUST TAKEN OFF MINUTES BEFORE AND TAKEN PARACHUTE JUMPER TO ALTITUDE FOR THEIR JUMP. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON LANDING. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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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