# Incident 20020226006959I: Beech 58, Duluth, MN, February 26, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2002, 19:40 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VLGA
- Location: 46.7833° N, 92.1066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duluth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7833&lon=-92.1066&mi=10
- Aircraft: N830Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N830Q-2009-09-08) (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 IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 630 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020226006959I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 02/26/2002, AT 1940 CST, A BEECH 58 OWNED BY ANOKA AIR CHARTER, INC. AND OPERATED BY PETER A. GROEBNER EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT FAILURE OF A PROPELLER BLADE COUNTER WEIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT MINNEAPOLIS ANOKA COUNTY AIRPORT (ANE). VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE PIC HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE (ASEL/AMEL) WITH INSTRUMENT RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DULUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (DLH) ON 02/26/2002 AT 1930 CST.

## Other reports on N830Q (4)

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

- [Incident 20000908018569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000908018569I), Sep 8, 2000: Beech 58 (N830Q), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) During takeoff roll, prior to rotation, the pilot experienced a severe vibration. The pilot aborted the takeoff and shut down the engines. An inspection…
- [Incident 19980902039719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980902039719I), Sep 2, 1998: Beech 58 (N830Q), Minneapolis, MN. (-5) At the start of descent, approximately 10 minutes from landing, the pilot advised Anoka tower of a stuck throttle. The engine was shut down, the prop…
- [Incident 19910205021589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910205021589I), Feb 5, 1991: Beech 58 (N830Q), Harrison, AR. Sparks from right engine cowl. Alternator warning. Diverted for landing. Right end bearing of alternator had failed
- [Incident 19900426022189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900426022189I), Apr 26, 1990: Beech 58 (N830Q), Dallas, TX. Right engine failed. Secured and landed at destination. Connecting rod had failed.

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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