# Incident 19980604023449I: Beech 58, Wichita, KS, June 4, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1998, 18:00 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Colonel James Jabara Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7476° N, 97.2211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLONEL JAMES JABARA (AAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7476&lon=-97.2211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4097S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4097S-2011-06-28) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980604023449I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILED EXTEND WITH GREEN LIGHT FOR LANDING. UPPER DRAG BRACE BROKE AT WELD. AGE STRESS AND CORROSION.

## Other reports on N4097S (1)

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

- [Incident 20020501020839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020501020839I), May 1, 2002: Beech 58 (N4097S), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot in command was occupying the right seat and giving multiengine dual instruction. The pilot in the left seat was manipulating the controls and…

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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