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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech F33A · Charleston, SC · November 25, 2023

Date: November 25, 2023 · 13:40 local
Place: Charleston, SC
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8050N
Reported as: Beech F33A
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,500 total200 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N8050NRegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-1650 · Built 1992 Airframe modelBeech F33A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft was cleared to land on runway 33. There was an airliner waiting to depart. The pilot planned to land just beyond the threshold to allow for a turn off on the first taxiway so the airliner could depart as soon as possible. Just before reaching the threshold there was a significant downdraft which caused the plane to sink and it touched the lights on the threshold.

The pilot taxied to interstate aviation, inspected the plane and there was only minor damage. Nose wheel tire replaced.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 33. THERE WAS AN AIRLINER WAITING TO DEPART. THE PILOT PLANNED TO LAND JUST BEYOND THE THRESHOLD TO ALLOW FOR A TURN OFF ON THE FIRST TAXIWAY SO THE AIRLINER COULD DEPART AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. JUST BEFORE REACHING THE THRESHOLD THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT DOWNDRAFT WHICH CAUSED THE PLANE TO SINK AND IT TOUCHED THE LIGHTS ON THE THRESHOLD.

THE PILOT TAXIED TO INTERSTATE AVIATION, INSPECTED THE PLANE AND THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. NOSE WHEEL TIRE REPLACED.