# Incident 20080524847319I: Beech 58, Milwaukee, WI, May 24, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2008
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WTMA
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66619, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66619) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 10 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/20080524847319I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 24, 2008 AT 0730 N66619 A BEECH BARON 58, A PART 135 FLIGHT, OWNED BY WEST BEND AIR, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (CERTIFICATE#^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) DEPARTED KPCZ (WAPACA, WI).  AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE PILOT DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS NOT FULLY RETRACTED.  PILOT EXERCISED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES ELECTRICALLY AND BY HAND.  PILOT COULD NOT RETRACT OR EXTEND NOSE GEAR.  AFTER CONSULTING WITH COMPANY'S DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE, PILOT DECIDED TO FLY TO MKE.  AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 7R AT MKE ON THE MAIN GEAR WITH THE NOSE OF THE FUSELAGE CONTACTING THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND RADOME.  PILOT AND 2 OTHER PASSENGERS RECEIVED NO INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N66619 (2)

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

- [Incident 19980617026499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980617026499I), Jun 17, 1998: Beech 58 (N66619), West Bend, WI, Minor damage. The aircraft made a gear up landing at the West Bend airport, westbend, WI, the maintenance personal reported the gear handle in the up position & throttle…
- [Incident 19900924054209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924054209I), Sep 24, 1990: Beech 58 (N66619), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Hard landing. Bounced and nose gear collapsed. Pilot stated a gust of wind hit him on touch down.

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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