# Accident 19961008031229A: Beech 23, Neenah, WI, October 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1996, 10:10 local time
- Place: Neenah, WI
- Airport: Brennand Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1595° N, 88.4703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1595&lon=-88.4703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2398Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2398Z-1996-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961008031229A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TRUCK ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY. (.4)DURING FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT SLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO AVOID A RED DUMP TRUCK COMING DOWN THE ROAD.  FOLLOWING THE FIRST DUMP TRUCK WAS A SECOND GREY AND RED DUMP TRUCK.  THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE OF THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE SECOND DUMP TRUCK.  WEST OF THE AIRPORT THERE WAS A TREE LINE AND A CORNFIELD NEAR THE ROAD, WHERE A LIGHTLY COLORED VEHICLE WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE DURING FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY.  THE RUNWAY OBSTACLE FREE ZONE WAS SHORTER THAN THE RECOMMENDED LENGTH.                                (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 36 AT 79C HE SAW A RED DUMP TRUCK WHICH HE ESTIMATED WOULD CLEAR HIS FLIGHT PATH OVER THE UNDERLYING ROAD. THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER THE RED TRUCK CLEARED HIS APPROACH PATH HE REDUCED POWER FOR LANDING. HE SAID AFTER POWER REDUCTION HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT HIT SOMETHING AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT HIG ANOTHER DUMP TRUCK WHICH WAS FOLLOWING THE RED DUMP TRUCK BUT COULD NOT BE SEEN DUE TO THE TREE LINE ALONG THE ROAD AND THE DISTA                            NCE BEHIND THE FIRST TRUCK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEMOLISHED. THIS INVESTIGATION AND REPORT CLOSED.

## 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 CHI97LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA005), Oct 8, 1996: Beech 23 (N2398Z), Neenah, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: the local terrain conditions around the airport. A factor was the inadequate runway safety area.

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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