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FAA incident report · Beech B-55 · Poughkeepsie, NY · September 9, 2010

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Date
September 9, 2010 · 00:10 local
Place
Poughkeepsie, NY
Airport
Dutchess County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N822BE
Reported as
Beech B-55
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total700 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N822BERegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2012 · Beech B-55S/N TC-2425 · Built 1981Airframe modelBeech B-55Engine modelContinental IO-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 9/9/2010 subject airman stated, a GPS approach to runway 24 was started and the runway lights would not activate via the proper radio frequency, as the aircraft was climbing after a missed approach it was noticed the runway lights of runway 15 were illuminated and the airman decided to land on that runway. While landing subject aircraft on runway 15 the aircarft bounced several times and swayed left to right before stopping at the end of the runway. The aircraft was then taxied on taxiway charlie and then bravo, while on taxiway bravo the airman stated she could no longer taxi the aircraft as it became hard to control so she taxied off the taxiway and onto the grass shut both engines down and went home. The aircraft sustained damage to both propellers from ground strikes, the right prop was noted to be in the full feather position and the nose wheel tire was flat with the tire still on the rim. The pilot was asked if she had feathered the right prop and stated, she was unaware the prop was in the feather position and did not know how it got to be in the feather position.

As the FAA filed it

ON 9/9/2010 SUBJECT AIRMAN STATED, A GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 WAS STARTED AND THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE VIA THE PROPER RADIO FREQUENCY, AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING AFTER A MISSED APPROACH IT WAS NOTICED THE RUNWAY LIGHTS OF RUNWAY 15 WERE ILLUMINATED AND THE AIRMAN DECIDED TO LAND ON THAT RUNWAY. WHILE LANDING SUBJECT AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 15 THE AIRCARFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AND SWAYED LEFT TO RIGHT BEFORE STOPPING AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TAXIED ON TAXIWAY CHARLIE AND THEN BRAVO, WHILE ON TAXIWAY BRAVO THE AIRMAN STATED SHE COULD NO LONGER TAXI THE AIRCRAFT AS IT BECAME HARD TO CONTROL SO SHE TAXIED OFF THE TAXIWAY AND ONTO THE GRASS SHUT BOTH ENGINES DOWN AND WENT HOME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS FROM GROUND STRIKES, THE RIGHT PROP WAS NOTED TO BE IN THE FULL FEATHER POSITION AND THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE WAS FLAT WITH THE TIRE STILL ON THE RIM.THE PILOT WAS ASKED IF SHE HAD FEATHERED THE RIGHT PROP AND STATED, SHE WAS UNAWARE THE PROP WAS IN THE FEATHER POSITION AND DID NOT KNOW HOW IT GOT TO BE IN THE FEATHER POSITION.