Beech 58P accident near Burnsville, NC
On May 30, 1994, a Beech 58P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Burnsville, NC. 2 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 30, 1994
- Place
- Burnsville, NC
- Aircraft
- Beech 58P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.909°N, 82.289°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01203
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 30, 1994, at 1010 eastern daylight time, a Beech 58P, N36LC, collided with terrain after a runway overshoot in Burnsville, North Carolina. The private pilot and one passenger were seriously injured, while another passenger had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was operated under 14 CFR Part 91 by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the personal flight to the Mountain Air Country Club in Burnsville. The flight originated in Salisbury, North Carolina at 0922. The pilot's wife, who was seated in the front, right cockpit seat, reported the following: Prior to landing, her husband contacted the airport on unicom frequency and was given wind information and a description of the runway layout. She stated that her husband had not landed on this airstrip previously. Her husband put the landing gear down and prepared to land. After the airplane landed, it did not seem that they were slowing down quickly enough, and they were approaching the end of the runway. He realized that there was no more room remaining, and he pulled back to take off again. The engines powered back up, and they sounded like they would during a normal takeoff. She then realized they had crashed. She also stated that the airplane probably landed long, and that this airplane does require a lot of runway. Several witnesses heard or saw the airplane during the accident sequence. One witness was a pilot of 18 years, with 1,020 hours of flying time. He was on his front porch balcony, wh
Probable cause
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT, RESULTING IN A LONG LANDING, AND HIS DELAYED DECISION TO GO AROUND. FACTORS WERE THE MOUNTAINOUS CONDITIONS AT THE LANDING SITE, THE EXISTING TAILWIND, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE LANDING ENVIRONMENT.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
