# Incident 20021022032349I: Beech 58, North Wilkesbor, NC, October 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2002, 18:27 local time
- Place: North Wilkesbor, NC
- Airport: Wilkes County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FFKA
- Location: 36.2236° N, 81.0986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILKES COUNTY (UKF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2236&lon=-81.0986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4UT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4UT-2006-05-19) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 2,660 total, 755 in this make and model, 315 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021022032349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WENT OUT ON 10/23/02. AFTER CHECKING THE RUNWAY OUT AND THE CONDITION OF AIRCRAFT ALL INDICATIONS INDICATE THE PLANE WAS LANDED FIRST WITH THE GEAR UP, THEN FLOWN IN GROUND EFFECT FOR ABOUT 63 PACES DURING THAT TIME THE GEAR WAS GOING DOWN BUT HIT THE RUNWAY AGAIN BEFORE FULL GEAR DOWN CAUSING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N4UT (3)

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

- [Accident 20051005024549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051005024549A), Oct 5, 2005: Beech 58 (N4UT), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) A/c landed on rw 32 at Jacksonville Craig (crg), Florida. Pilot stated he avoided heavy brakes for fear of hydroplaning and at about mid-field he elected…
- [Incident 20020618014689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020618014689I), Jun 18, 2002: Beech 58 (N4UT), Greensboro, NC. (-23) On June 18, 2002, at approximately 1430 EDT, a Beech BE-58 registered to bellefonte, inc. a FAR 135 operator, 3704 stonegate dr., durham, NC 27705 made…
- [Incident 19970522034759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970522034759I), May 22, 1997: Beech 58 (N4UT), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: the aircraft struck an unlighted sign which was notamed out, with the main gear and prop when entering a non-movement area at alpha 2. The pilot…

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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