# Incident 19981014045319I: Beech 58, Columbus, OH, October 14, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1998, 21:46 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58WA-2016-09-21) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981014045319I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ON 10/14/98 DURING A GROUND TAXI OPERATION FOLLOWING A MAINTENANCE FERRY FLIGHT, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLDED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT PROPELLER, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND VARIOUS SKIN DAMAGE. AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO A MAINTENANCE HANGER. TWO HOMEMADE DEVICES HAD BEEN INSTALLED TO LOCK THE MAIN GEAR INTO DOWN LOCK FOR A FERRY FLIGHT. THE FERRY FLIGHT WAS TO REPAIR THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE NOSE GEAR HAD FOLDED ON LANDING AT ANOTHER LOCATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS RESULTED IN THE GEAR FOLDING, BREAKING THE HOMEMADE DEVICE AND DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY REPORTED THE HOMEMADE DEVICES WERE NEVER TO BE USED AGAIN.

## Other reports on N58WA (7)

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

- [Incident 19980922043679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980922043679I), Sep 22, 1998: Beech 58 (N58WA), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. (-5) Aircraft was landing on ILS 28 at bwi. Pilot received confirmation that landing gear was down. Upon landing main gear touched down and nose gear…
- [Incident 19910807046949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910807046949I), Aug 7, 1991: Beech 58 (N58WA), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Almost landed gear up. Made a go around as aircraft touched runway. Landed safely on second try.
- [Incident 19880513020599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880513020599I), May 13, 1988: Beech 58 (N58WA), St Louis, MO. Unable to reduce power on right engine for landing. Shut down engine. Throttle cable broken at rod end.
- [Incident 19880329017089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880329017089I), Mar 29, 1988: Beech 58 (N58WA), Pittsburgh, PA. Engine malfunction on climb. Propeller feathered. Returned. Replaced a crankshaft seal. Oil problem was corrected.
- [Incident 19861202070179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861202070179I), Dec 2, 1986: Beech 58 (N58WA), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Overshot downwind landing, ran off end of runway during go around, damaged left gear shich collapsed on landing.
- [Accident 19830222005719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830222005719A), Feb 22, 1983: Beech 58 (N58WA), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Landed on last half of wet runway. Unable to stop, struck localizer antenna off end of runway.
- [Incident 19830127007429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830127007429I), Jan 27, 1983: Beech 58 (N58WA), Middletown, PA, Minor damage. Saw oil leak on right engine nacelle and losing oil pressure. Feathered engine. Air baffle chaffed hole in oil line

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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