# Incident 20070223007419I: Beech 95A55, Mcgrath, AK, February 23, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2007, 18:30 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Airport: Mcgrath Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N919Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,317 total, 2,667 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070223007419I

## Narrative

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

(-23) 02/22/07 @ 1830 LOCAL, N919Y, A BE-95-A55, OWNER/PILOT STATED THAT ON THE FINAL LEG FROM 19A (JACKSON CITY AIRPORT, JEFFERSON, GA) DESCENDED TO LAND AT MCG (MICHIGAN CITY, IN), WAS HIT BY A HIGH VELOCITY CROSSWIND WIND GUST ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHILE FLARING FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PHYSICALLY PUSHED TO THE LEFT LANDING OFF THE CENTERLINE AND RUNWAY IN REMNANTS OF A SNOWBANK. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED INTO THE SNOWBANK AND SPUN 180 DEGREES COMING TO REST WITH THE TAIL AND LANDING GEAR IN A DRAINAGE CULVERT. DAMAGE INCLUDED THE RIGHT PROPELLER BLADES BENT AFT, RIGHT WING, LEADING EDGE DENT, AND RIGHT WING LANDING LIGHT/STROBE LIGHT ASSEMBLY DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N919Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20071030831499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071030831499I), Oct 30, 2007: Beech 95A55 (N919Y), Michigan City, IN, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he had taken off from runway 20, mgc and was returning to land same runway and forgot to lower landing gear. Pilot was reexamined…
- [Incident 20050708022329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050708022329I), Jul 8, 2005: Beech 95A55 (N919Y), Rochester, IN. (-23) N919Y BE55 reported engine out over rcr. Aircraft diverted to vpz landed without further incident. Engine fuel pump appeared to fail. M or d has been…

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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