- Date
- September 29, 1983, 17:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place
- Wichita, KS
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7277RBeech 60
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830929052429A
- Case key
- 33356
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after takeoff, the left eng began to progressively lose power & was shut down. The aircrew notified Beech tower of the problem & reported they would like to return & land. The acft was observed on final apch to rwy 18 with the gear extended & the left prop stopped. Before landing, the acft began veering to the left. It crossed over the end of the arpt at about 40 ft AGL & 300 ft left (east) of the rwy. The left wing & nose dropped & the acft impacted the ramp, left wing 1st. The acft then skidded across the ramp on a heading of 160 deg & collided with & damaged 3 other acft; a Beech F33A, N1833S; another Beech 60, N6747D; & a Beech 58, N5800B. An investigation revealed that the #2 exhaust valve lifter had become flat & the #2 exhaust valve had failed from fatigue.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7277R
- Reported as
- Beech 60
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P-318
- Airframe hours
- 1,100
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-541-E1C4, 380 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Paul E. Geddes & Scott Brunke
- Registered owner
- Scott M. Brunke
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 17, 1983 · 10 hours before
- Destination
- GRR · Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport
- BEC · Beech Factory, runway 18, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,600 total · 60 in this make and model · 3,285 as pilot in command · 153 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 17 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.