20030123006659I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech F90 · Summerville, SC · January 23, 2003

Date: January 23, 2003 · 10:30 local
Place: Summerville, SC
Airport: Summerville Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N42GA
Reported as: Beech F90
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A135
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) On January 23, 2003 at 1030 EST, a Beech king air BE-F-90 on landing runway 6 at the Summerville Airport, Summerville, SC encountered a sudden gust of wind causing the right wing tip to strike the ground. The BE-F-90 was on an IFR flight and was executing an NDB approach to the Summerville Airport. The airport does not have wind reporting equipment. The nearest wind reports were from the ATIS at the charleston airport (chs), 15 miles east, reporting the winding conditions as 350 at 17 knots. There were 5 passengers on board with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 23, 2003 AT 1030 EST, A BEECH KING AIR BE-F-90 ON LANDING RUNWAY 6 AT THE SUMMERVILLE AIRPORT, SUMMERVILLE, SC ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE BE-F-90 WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT AND WAS EXECUTING AN NDB APPROACH TO THE SUMMERVILLE AIRPORT. THE AIRPORT DOES NOT HAVE WIND REPORTING EQUIPMENT. THE NEAREST WIND REPORTS WERE FROM THE ATIS AT THE CHARLESTON AIRPORT (CHS), 15 MILES EAST, REPORTING THE WINDING CONDITIONS AS 350 AT 17 KNOTS. THERE WERE 5 PASSENGERS ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES.