BE58 has wing root fairing panel come loose in-flight banging against skin. Divert for maintenance.

Attributes
ACN	673742
Time
Date	200509
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	673742
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Just left paint shop. Descending from 7000 ft to 4000 ft; loud bang and continuous pounding bottom of airplane. Airplane slowed and emergency declared with center. Another baron viewed plane and saw left wing root seal loose and hitting bottom of plane. Continued to fly where baron service available. Would have landed sooner if had not known what the problem was.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE58 HAS WING ROOT FAIRING PANEL COME LOOSE INFLT BANGING AGAINST SKIN. DIVERT FOR MAINT.

Narrative: JUST LEFT PAINT SHOP. DSNDING FROM 7000 FT TO 4000 FT; LOUD BANG AND CONTINUOUS POUNDING BOTTOM OF AIRPLANE. AIRPLANE SLOWED AND EMER DECLARED WITH CENTER. ANOTHER BARON VIEWED PLANE AND SAW L WING ROOT SEAL LOOSE AND HITTING BOTTOM OF PLANE. CONTINUED TO FLY WHERE BARON SVC AVAILABLE. WOULD HAVE LANDED SOONER IF HAD NOT KNOWN WHAT THE PROB WAS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.