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FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Auburn-Lewiston, ME · January 3, 1997

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Date
January 3, 1997 · 08:45 local
Place
Auburn-Lewiston, ME
Airport
Auburn-Lewiston Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SFOA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N37SF
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO520C
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,050 total295 in this make and model182 in the last 90 days
N37SFRegistration cancelled Feb 1, 2018 · Beech 58S/N TH-627 · Built 1975Airframe modelBeech 58Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on 01-03-97, at 08:45 local, N37SF, a Beechcraft model 58 on a part 135 flight from pennyan, NY to lew, with five passengers, received clearance by pwm approach to the ILS runway 4 to lew and advised to change frequencies. CTAF was contacted with intentions and position. At 800' MSL, aircraft broke out of the overcast, spotted the runway and proceeded visually. At approximately 1200' down the runway, the nose wheel struck a runway sign and sheared off. The nose of the aircraft collapsed and the propellers (at idle) struck the ground. The aircraft traveled straight ahead for another 200' and came to rest about midfield and six (6) feet off the edge of the runway. There were no injuries. FAA inspection of aircraft at lew on 01-04-97, found the nose wheel sheared off, nose gear retraction rods broken, minor damage to the nose wheel housing fairing, nose cone and a small area of the belly skin. Considerable damage to the left engine cowling, left propeller spinner, both propeller tips (curled) and the right flap.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 01-03-97, AT 08:45 LOCAL, N37SF, A BEECHCRAFT MODEL 58 ON A PART 135 FLIGHT FROM PENNYAN, NY TO LEW, WITH FIVE PASSENGERS, RECEIVED CLEARANCE BY PWM APPROACH TO THE ILS RUNWAY 4 TO LEW AND ADVISED TO CHANGE FREQUENCIES. CTAF WAS CONTACTED WITH INTENTIONS AND POSITION. AT 800' MSL, AIRCRAFT BROKE OUT OF THE OVERCAST, SPOTTED THE RUNWAY AND PROCEEDED VISUALLY. AT APPROXIMATELY 1200' DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN AND SHEARED OFF. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLERS (AT IDLE) STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED STRAIGHT AHEAD FOR ANOTHER 200' AND CAME TO REST ABOUT MIDFIELD AND SIX (6) FEET OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FAA INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT AT LEW ON 01-04-97, FOUND THE NOSE WHEEL SHEARED OFF, NOSE GEAR RETRACTION RODS BROKEN, MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL HOUSING FAIRING, NOSE CONE AND A SMALL AREA OF THE BELLY SKIN. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ENGINE COWLING, LEFT PROPELLER SPINNER, BOTH PROPELLER TIPS (CURLED) AND THE RIGHT FLAP.