# Accident 19860824044329A: Beech B19, Ardmore, AL, August 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1986, 11:15 local time
- Place: Ardmore, AL
- Airport: Ardmore
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9790° N, 86.8298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9790&lon=-86.8298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N285G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285G-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,391 total, 17 in this make and model, 202 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860824044329A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BUT AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND OVERRAN RUNWAY. PILOT HAD LITTLE SHORT FIELD EXPERIENCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL86LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA225), Aug 24, 1986: Beech BE-19 (N285G), Ardmore, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N285G (1)

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

- [Incident 19790430025269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790430025269I), Apr 30, 1979: Beech B23BEECH (N285G), Alabaster, AL, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown in moderate gusty wind.

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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