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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Grand Rapids, MI · November 2, 2009

Date: November 2, 2009 · 11:34 local
Place: Grand Rapids, MI
Airport: Gerald R. Ford International
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: N58A
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N58GE
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO-550-C
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total1,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N58GERegistered now · Beech 58S/N TH-1480 · Built 1985 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Baron N58GE BE-58 aircraft on a part 135 on demand flight enroute from greenville Michigan (6D6) to chicago midway (mdw) experienced vibrations from the left hand engine. The vibrations rapidly got more severe. The pilot secured the engine and feathered the propeller. He then elected to land at Gerald Ford airport, Grand Rapids, MI (grr). The aircraft landed without further incident. The aircraft was then towed to a repair station on the field for further evaluation.

As the FAA filed it

BARON N58GE BE-58 AIRCRAFT ON A PART 135 ON DEMAND FLIGHT ENROUTE FROM GREENVILLE MICHIGAN (6D6) TO CHICAGO MIDWAY (MDW) EXPERIENCED VIBRATIONS FROM THE LEFT HAND ENGINE. THE VIBRATIONS RAPIDLY GOT MORE SEVERE. THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER. HE THEN ELECTED TO LAND AT GERALD FORD AIRPORT, GRAND RAPIDS, MI (GRR). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO A REPAIR STATION ON THE FIELD FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.