# Accident 19970121000729A: Beech 300BEECH, Bloomington, IN, January 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1997, 17:32 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Airport: Monroe County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2296° N, 86.4693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2296&lon=-86.4693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404EW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404EW-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 300 (registry code 1152930, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 300BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A60A
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970121000729A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. (.4)THE PILOT WAS FLYING HIS SECOND ILS APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 35 AFTER PERFORMING A MISSED APPROACH ON HIS FIRST ILS APPROACH.  THE CONTROL TOWER REPORTED 1/8 OF A MILE VISIBILITY IN FOG.  THE TOWER CONTROLLER REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200-300 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY MID-FIELD OF THE 6500-FOOT RUNWAY.  THE CONTRACT CONTROLLER OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE LANDING LONG AND SKIDDED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE SNOW, COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR.  THERE WAS INTEREST BY THE PILOT AND HIS EMPLOYER TO LAND FOR A INDIANA-MICHIGAN BASKETBALL GAME.  WEATHER MINIMUMS FOR THE ILS 35 APPROACH INCLUDE 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY.                                               (-23) PILOT RETURNED TO LAND AFTER MISSED APPROACH WITH 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY REPORTED. CONTROLLER REPORTED AIRCRAFT WAS 200-300 FEET OFF RUNWAY AT MIDFIELD OF 6500' RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND SKIDDED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, ENDING UP ABOUT 200 YARDS OFF THE END.  AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH BANK OF SNOW AND ABOUT 6"-8" IN FIELD.  LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND LEFT MAIN AND NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES WITH LOWER STRUTS LEFT THE AIRCRAFT. WING SKIN AND A                               ILERON SKINS WERE WRINKLE. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 CHI97LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA057), Jan 21, 1997: Beech 300 (N404EW), Bloomington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's excessive distance/speed during the landing which led to his failure to attain a proper touchdown point on the runway. The factors involved were: the pilot's inadequate in-flight…

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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