20030126003079I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Louisville, KY · January 26, 2003

Date: January 26, 2003 · 13:16 local
Place: Louisville, KY
Airport: Bowman Field Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N191PW
Reported as: Beech 58
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total350 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N191PWRegistration cancelled Mar 9, 2011 · Beech 58S/N TH-1789 · Built 1996 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During transition to landing following an IMC approach in icing conditions with a right crosswind, the aircraft encountered a strong gust from the right at approximately 50FT. This caused a momentary roll to the left that displaced the aircraft to the left of runway centerline. A roll to the right was initiated to counter the gust and attempt to re-establish runway centerline. Following touchdown, the aircraft exited the runway to the left. It continued at approximately a five degree angle from the runway until hitting two ditches, the second of which caused the landing gear to collapse. A significant right gusting crosswind, poor visibility, an icy runway, and a reduced horizontal field of view due to ice accumulation on the windscreen were contributing factors.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING TRANSITION TO LANDING FOLLOWING AN IMC APPROACH IN ICING CONDITIONS WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUST FROM THE RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 50FT. THIS CAUSED A MOMENTARY ROLL TO THE LEFT THAT DISPLACED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE. A ROLL TO THE RIGHT WAS INITIATED TO COUNTER THE GUST AND ATTEMPT TO RE-ESTABLISH RUNWAY CENTERLINE. FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. IT CONTINUED AT APPROXIMATELY A FIVE DEGREE ANGLE FROM THE RUNWAY UNTIL HITTING TWO DITCHES, THE SECOND OF WHICH CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. A SIGNIFICANT RIGHT GUSTING CROSSWIND, POOR VISIBILITY, AN ICY RUNWAY, AND A REDUCED HORIZONTAL FIELD OF VIEW DUE TO ICE ACCUMULATION ON THE WINDSCREEN WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.