# Incident 19980121004929I: Beech 58, Richmond, VA, January 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1998, 16:27 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MXIA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N788CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N788CF) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 800 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980121004929I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 21, 1998, AT 1627 LOCAL TIME, A BARON BE58, N788CF, COULD NOT EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR OR LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS AREA. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING TIP AND BOTH PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N788CF (2)

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

- [Incident 19870611032959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870611032959I), Jun 11, 1987: Beech 58 (N788CF), Hartford, CT, Minor damage. Right propeller struck a flashing yellow light stand during taxi. Damage to propeller and fuselage.
- [Accident 19781031039729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781031039729A), Oct 31, 1978: Beech 58 (N788CF), Cincinnati, OH, 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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