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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 58P · Wichita, KS · February 18, 1998

Date: February 18, 1998 · 10:00 local
Place: Wichita, KS
Airport: Beech Factory Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N2059P
Reported as: Beech 58P
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,840 total

N2059PRegistered now · Beech 58PAS/N TJ-159 · Built 1998 Airframe modelBeech 58PA Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: during power-off stall checks, I set the flap handle to appr and the aircraft rolled left. I looked outside and saw the right flap was full down and the left flap was at the approach position. The flap motor cb popped and there was no smoke nor smell. I reset the cb and managed to retract the flaps partially. The left flap came full up and the right flap stopped at the approach position. I then pulled the flap motor cb, performed a stall to assess controllability and returned to bec. No difficulties during landing were encountered. Note: I cycled the flaps up-appr-down-up before the flight.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING POWER-OFF STALL CHECKS, I SET THE FLAP HANDLE TO APPR AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT. I LOOKED OUTSIDE AND SAW THE RIGHT FLAP WAS FULL DOWN AND THE LEFT FLAP WAS AT THE APPROACH POSITION. THE FLAP MOTOR CB POPPED AND THERE WAS NO SMOKE NOR SMELL. I RESET THE CB AND MANAGED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS PARTIALLY. THE LEFT FLAP CAME FULL UP AND THE RIGHT FLAP STOPPED AT THE APPROACH POSITION. I THEN PULLED THE FLAP MOTOR CB, PERFORMED A STALL TO ASSESS CONTROLLABILITY AND RETURNED TO BEC. NO DIFFICULTIES DURING LANDING WERE ENCOUNTERED. NOTE: I CYCLED THE FLAPS UP-APPR-DOWN-UP BEFORE THE FLIGHT.