# Incident 19961115035909I: Beech 58, Galveston, TX, November 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1996, 17:55 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Scholes Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9408Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9408Q-2009-05-26) (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: 1,746 total, 232 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961115035909I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THERE WAS HEAVY RADIO TRAFFIC ON APPROACH TO GLS, AND HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE COMMUNICATING WITH ATC. HE MISSED FIRST APPROACH AND PERFORMED A GO AROUND WITH LANDING GEAR & FLAPS UP. HE EXECUTED A STEEP TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY SELECTED LANDING GEAR & FLAPS DOWN, WITH NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SETTLING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FOUND. FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED BY OPERATION UNIT.

## Other reports on N9408Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19781224044749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781224044749A), Dec 24, 1978: Beech 58 (N9408Q), Cross Cty, FL, 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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