# Incident 20260407002889I: Beech 200, New Castle, DE, April 7, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2026, 11:15 local time
- Place: New Castle, DE
- Airport: New Castle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6787° N, 75.6066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW CASTLE (ILG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6787&lon=-75.6066&mi=10
- Aircraft: N976KC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N976KC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,616 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260407002889I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, PILOT EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHUDDERING OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS THOUGHT TO BE A TIRE FAILURE. THE SHUDDERING GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE DURING ROLLOUT. THE PILOT BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP ON RUNWAY 27 AT ILG AIRPORT. THE CAUSE OF THE SHUDDERING TURNED OUT TO BE THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SCISSOR ATTACH POINT DISCONNECTED CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN WHEELS TO TURN 45-90 DEGREES FROM PROPER DIRECTION. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N976KC (1)

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

- [Incident 19940706026679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940706026679I), Jul 6, 1994: Beech B200 (N976KC), Point Lookout, MO, Minor damage. Landed fast and long. Reverse thrust and heavy braking. Veered off runway and down an embankment.

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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