# Incident 20021129034629I: Beech 6590, Cullman, AL, November 29, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2002, 16:15 local time
- Place: Cullman, AL
- Airport: Folsom Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1769° N, 86.8407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cullman, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1769&lon=-86.8407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N195DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N195DP-2018-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-90 (registry code 1152904, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 6590
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,215 total, 63 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021129034629I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROX. 1600CST ON 11/29/02 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 20 FOR A SKYDIVING MISSION. 9 SKYDIVERS AND 1 PASSENGER WERE ON BOARD. THE SKYDIVERS DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 14,000' AGL OVER 3A1. AT APPROXIMATELY 1615 CST THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 21 AND THE PILOT REPORTED HE PRESSED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER DOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS "FAIRLY SURE" HE OBSERVED THREE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS. DURING THE FLARE THE PILOT STATED THE NOTICED THE YELLOW GEAR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOR THE NOSE GEAR ONLY, HE HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE FOLLOWED BY THE PROPELLERS STRIKING THE GROUND. AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN THE PILOT OBSERVED THREE YELLOW GEAR LIGHTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WITH NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN, THE NOSE AND MAIN GEAR STOWED. AIRCRAFT WILL BE RELOCATED TO NORTH CAROLINA FOR LANDING GEAR INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N195DP (6)

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

- [Incident 20060331004489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060331004489I), Mar 31, 2006: Beech 6590 (N195DP), Cullman, AL, Minor damage. (-23) On landing rollout at approximately 80 KTS, the commercial (asel) rated non flying pilot asked PIC (flying pilot) if he wanted "flaps up" PIC said yes.…
- [Incident 19970105002139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970105002139I), Jan 5, 1997: Beech 6590 (N195DP), Bushnell, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: skydiver kelly s. lindale was part of a formation group. Upon separation, at approximately 4,000 feet, MS. Lindale's parachute malfunctioned. Ms.…
- [Incident 19950716030989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950716030989I), Jul 16, 1995: Beech 6590 (N195DP), West Memphis, AR. Lost power short of awm. Landed in farm field. 3 miles short. Left wing tank drain valve missing lost fuel.
- [Incident 19890726025239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890726025239I), Jul 26, 1989: Beech 6590 (N195DP), Springdale, AR, Minor damage. Failed to check gear down. Landed gear up. Amber light on after sliding to a stop. Gear horn inoperative.
- [Incident 19861104065449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861104065449I), Nov 4, 1986: Beech 6590 (N195DP), El Dorado, AR, Minor damage. While on circling approach, pilots attention was diverted, autopilot disengaged and wingtip struck trees.
- [Incident 19791019053419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791019053419I), Oct 19, 1979: Beech B90 (N195DP), Pine Bluff, AR, Minor damage. Flaps overstressed during emergency descent due to smoke in cabin. Source of smoke not determined.

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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