# Accident 20030702015959A: Beech 58P, Memphis, TN, July 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2003, 10:05 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0278° N, 89.9739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0278&lon=-89.9739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36TL-2006-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520WB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,210 total, 75 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030702015959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A NORMAL LANDING ATTITUDE OVER THE CENTER OF RUNWAY 36R AT KMEM AT TEN TO FIFTEEN FEET OF ALTITUDE AND APPROXIMATELY 1100 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END WHEN IT STARTED YAWING LEFT, THE PILOT IS REPORTED TO HAVE APPLIED FULL POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INVERTED AND STRUCK THE LEFT EXTREME SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INVERTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL03FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA115), Jul 2, 2003: Beech 58P (N36TL), Memphis, TN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An encounter with wake turbulence on approach, which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain control and subsequent in-flight collision with the ground.

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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