# Accident 19970523011899A: Beech 56TC, Houston, TX, May 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1997, 08:58 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6500° N, 95.5494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6500&lon=-95.5494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7890R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7890R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 56TC (registry code 1152736, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-56tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 56TC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 584 total, 90 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970523011899A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED IFR. REQUESTED RETURN. BROKE OUT ANGLE TO RUNWAY. DRAGGED WING LANDING. PITOT COVER STILL ON.M (-23) PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 35L AT DWH AIRPORT INTO IFR CONDITIONS OF 300 OVERCAST AND 1 MILE VISIBILITY. HE STATED THAT HE NEVER SAW MORE THAN 60 KNOTS OF AIRSPEED AT ANY TIME. HE TOOK OFF AND IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED A RETURN FOR LANDING. HE ENTERED RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR 35L AT DWH. UPON LANDING ON 35L, HE DAMAGED THE LEFT WING AND LEFT PROPELLER. THE OBSERVED WEATHER AFTER LANDING WAS 100 OVERCAST AND 1 MILE VISIBILITY. UPON TAXIING TO THE RAMP, HE STATED HE SAW THE PITOT COVER STILL ON THE PITOT TUBE.

## 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 FTW97LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA200), May 23, 1997: Beech BE-56TC (N7890R), Spring, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to perform an adequate preflight (did not remove pitot tube protective covering prior to flight) which resulted in an inaccurate cockpit airspeed indication during takeoff roll…

## Other reports on N7890R (2)

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

- [Incident 19911210060719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911210060719I), Dec 10, 1991: Beech 56TC (N7890R), Fort Myers, FL, Minor damage. Left brake locked on landing rollout. Aircraft veered off runway. Left main gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19880729049709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880729049709I), Jul 29, 1988: Beech 56TC (N7890R), Rockford, IL. Power loss in right engine. Diverted to rfd. Found cylinder rocker shaft boss had failed.

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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