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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 95B55 · Kingfisher, OK · July 29, 1996

Date: July 29, 1996 · 09:03 local
Place: Kingfisher, OK
Airport: Kingfisher Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8576R
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA327
Reported as: Beech 95B55
Reported engine: Continental IO470L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 743 total385 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days

N8576RRegistration cancelled Nov 28, 1997 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC1779 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)

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What happened

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Too fast to land. Went around. Fast again. Slid off end wet grass runway. Collapsed gear in ditch. Wrinkled airframe (-23) the pilot landed on wet grass strip. He realized that he was too fast and went around. He landed again too hot and ran off end of runway approximately 20 knots. Estimate touch-down speed at 95 knots.

As the FAA filed it

TOO FAST TO LAND. WENT AROUND. FAST AGAIN. SLID OFF END WET GRASS RUNWAY. COLLAPSED GEAR IN DITCH.WRINKLED AIRFRAME (-23) THE PILOT LANDED ON WET GRASS STRIP. HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS TOO FAST AND WENT AROUND. HE LANDED AGAIN TOO HOT AND RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 20 KNOTS. ESTIMATE TOUCH-DOWN SPEED AT 95 KNOTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA327Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKingfisher, OKthe pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed, and his failure to attain a proper touchdown point, while landing. Related factors were: the short/wet runway, and uneven terrain and ditch beyond the end of the runway.Jul 29, 1996 · Substantial damage