# Incident 20020410007209I: Beech 58, Knoxville, TN, April 10, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2002, 18:05 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Mc Ghee Tyson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FPIA
- Location: 35.8111° N, 83.9941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC GHEE TYSON (TYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8111&lon=-83.9941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6BW-2022-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,546 total, 435 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020410007209I

## Narrative

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

(-23) APRIL 10, 2002, MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, KNOXVILLE, TN. AT 1805 HOURS. DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 5R A BE-58 AIRCRAFT N6BW, S/N TH-292, STRUCK THE RUNWAY WITH LEFT AND RIGHT PROPS. PROP TIPS CURLED ON ALL PROP BLADES. ENGINES CONTINUED TO OPERATE. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT NOTED. NO INJURIES NOTED. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP. INCIDENT NOT REPORTED TO KNOXVILLE, TOWER. (-23 AMENDMENT) SECTION 21(A) TECHNICAL FACTORS, 21(B) OPERATIONAL FACTORS, AND SECTION 33 NARRATIVE OF INCIDENT FORM AMENDED DUE TO RECEIPT OF NEW INFORMATION. APRIL 10, 2002, MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, KNOXVILLE, TN. AT 1805 HOURS, DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 5R, A BE-58 AIRCRAFT N6BW, S/N TH-292, STRUCK THE RUNWAY WITH LEFT AND RIGHT PROPS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETRACT THE FLAPS, THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR UP INSTEAD. AS HE NOTED THE NOSE DROPPING, HE REALIZED HIS MISTAKE, PULLED THE YOKE FULL BACK, AND SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE PROP TIPS HIT THE RUNWAY AND WERE CURLED ON ALL BLADES, ENGINES CONTINUED TO OPERATE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TAXI TO THE RAMP. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT NOTED. NO INJURIES NOTED. INCIDENT NOT REPORTED TO KNOXVILLE TOWER.

## Other reports on N6BW (2)

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

- [Incident 19930722037029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930722037029I), Jul 22, 1993: Beech 58 (N6BW), Marthas Vineyar, MA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19910619026769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910619026769I), Jun 19, 1991: Beech 58 (N6BW), Syracuse, NY. Unable to extend gear. Manually extended it and landed without incidenty. Gear motor 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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