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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 95-A55 · Murfreesboro, TN · September 1, 1997

Date: September 1, 1997 · 15:40 local
Place: Murfreesboro, TN
Airport: Murfreesboro Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N437CG
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL97LA130
Reported as: Beech 95A55
Reported engine: Continental IO470L
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 275 total150 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N437CGRegistration cancelled Mar 27, 2018 · Beech 95-A55S/N TC-468 · Built 1963 Airframe modelBeech 95-A55 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Landed fast on wet runway midfield. Slid off end runway down embankment. (-23) pilot landed a/c without flaps at very high speed. A/c touched down over halfway down 3,900 ft. runway. Pilot could not slow a/c prior to leaving the end of runway into a field and down an embankment. Major structural damage to left wing, and forward fuselage was sustained.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED FAST ON WET RUNWAY MIDFIELD. SLID OFF END RUNWAY DOWN EMBANKMENT. (-23) PILOT LANDED A/C WITHOUT FLAPS AT VERY HIGH SPEED. A/C TOUCHED DOWN OVER HALFWAY DOWN 3,900 FT. RUNWAY. PILOT COULD NOT SLOW A/C PRIOR TO LEAVING THE END OF RUNWAY INTO A FIELD AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING, AND FORWARD FUSELAGE WAS SUSTAINED.

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 ATL97LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMurfreesboro, TNThe pilot's excessive airspeed, and improper touch down point during landing, that resulted in the runway end overun. Factors were the wet runway surface, and the embankment at the end of the runway.Sep 1, 1997 · Substantial damage