# Incident 20020901029619I: Beech 58TC, Mecosta, MI, September 1, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mecosta, MI
- Airport: Canadian Lakes Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5770° N, 85.2840° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CANADIAN LAKES (0C5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5770&lon=-85.2840&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66568, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66568) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58TC (registry code 1152746, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 470 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020901029619I

## Narrative

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

(-23) BE-58, N66568 WAS BACK TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 18, CE-172 (N8142X) TURNED FINAL FOR 18. BE-58 EXITED RUNWAY TO AVOID THE CE-172 WHICH LANDED ON RUNWAY 18. THE BE-58 TAXIED INTO A SHALLOW DITCH AND STRUCK A PROP, MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED.

## Other reports on N66568 (2)

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

- [Accident 20180701008969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180701008969A), Jul 1, 2018: Beech 58TC (N66568), Macinac Island, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed runway end while braking during aborted takeoff attempt due to no airspeed indicated to PIC. Aircraft slid into and partially through airport…
- [Incident 19920330016879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920330016879I), Mar 30, 1992: Beech 58TC (N66568), Albany, NY. Right engine seized en route. Diverted for landing. First flight after oil change. Expired medical.

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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