Beech 58P accident near Birmingham, AL

On January 6, 2011, a Beech 58P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Birmingham, AL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

January 6, 2011

Place

Birmingham, AL

Aircraft

Beech 58P · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

33.569°N, 86.733°W

NTSB ID

20110105X11652

Official records · ERA11FA107

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Air Traffic Control Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Excerpts From Air Traffic Package, Timeline: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 5, 2011, at 1846 central standard time, a Beech 58P, N48TS, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when it crashed during approach to Birmingham International Airport (BHM), Birmingham, Alabama. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The certificated private pilot was killed. The flight originated from Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU), Morristown, New Jersey, about 1320. According to air traffic control data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the intended destination for the flight was Shelby County Airport (EET), Alabaster, Alabama, with a stop at Mountain Empire Airport (MKJ), Marion, Virginia, possibly for fuel. The departure from MMU and enroute flight were uneventful. At 1602, the pilot advised air traffic control (ATC) that he was not going to land at MKJ, and continued to EET. Upon nearing EET, and obtaining the local weather at that airport, the pilot elected to divert to BHM. The airplane was in radar and radio contact with BHM terminal radar approach control, and subsequently the BHM control tower. The pilot was cleared for the instrument landing system (ILS) Runway 24 approach at BHM, which he acknowledged. The airplane initially intercepted the localizer for the approach, but did not intercept the glideslope. The airplane then proceeded left of course, above glideslope, followed by a continued left deviation and descent below th

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an instrument approach due to spatial disorientation.

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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.