# Accident 20180506004789A: Beech 58, Gainesville, GA, May 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2018, 13:00 local time
- Place: Gainesville, GA
- Airport: Lee Gilmer Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2736° N, 83.8314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2736&lon=-83.8314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N406PA) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,633 total, 1,373 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180506004789A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM LUNKEN AIRPORT, CINCINNATI, OH (KLUK) TO GAINESVILLE, GA (KGVL) ON MAY 6, 2018. THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29 AT GAINESVILLE. WHILE TURNING BASE TO FINAL THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED MODERATE TURBULENCE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE WINDS WERE REPORTED 310@25G35. THE PILOT DECIDED TO USE A FINAL APPROACH SPEED OF 100 KNOTS AND LIMIT FLAPS TO THE APPROACH SETTING.  DURING THE FLARE THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY UNEXPECTEDLY. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND ADDED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY A SECOND TIME AND THE PILOT CONTINUED THE GO-AROUND. THE PILOT THEN DECIDED TO DIVERT TO WINDER, GA (KWDR). THE LANDING AT WINDER WAS NORMAL. UPON EXITING THE RUNWAY THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS FLAT.  A LOCAL MECHANIC REPAIRED THE NOSE WHEEL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO KLUK.  THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE THE DAMAGE UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEANED SEVERAL DAYS LATER.

REVIEWED BY DWS 06/18/2018

## 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 GAA18CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA304), May 6, 2018: Beech 58 (N406PA), Gainesville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions.

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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