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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 76 · West Memphis, AR · September 12, 1998

Date: September 12, 1998 · 09:45 local
Place: West Memphis, AR
Airport: West Memphis Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6697K
Reported as: Beech 76
Reported engine: Lycoming VO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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.

(-5)Pilot encountered unexpected gusty winds during the landing phase of flight and mismanaged the controls resulting in a prop strike on the right side. Pilot was enroute to take his commercial check ride. Subsequently, the pilot did complete his sel and MEL commercial check with a designated examiner successfully. This successful check ride will suffice for a review of competency and no furthur action will be required of this pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)PILOT ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED GUSTY WINDS DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT AND MISMANAGED THE CONTROLS RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO TAKE HIS COMMERCIAL CHECK RIDE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PILOT DID COMPLETE HIS SEL AND MEL COMMERCIAL CHECK WITH A DESIGNATED EXAMINER SUCCESSFULLY. THIS SUCCESSFUL CHECK RIDE WILL SUFFICE FOR A REVIEW OF COMPETENCY AND NO FURTHUR ACTION WILL BE REQUIRED OF THIS PILOT.