# Accident 19971119047679A: Beech E33A, Westminster, MD, November 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Westminster, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5705° N, 76.9991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5705&lon=-76.9991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7027N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7027N-1998-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E33A (registry code 1151424, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971119047679A

## Narrative

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

(-16) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED WITH A TAIL WIND. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN MID-FIELD ON AN 1,845 FEET LONG RUNWAY. THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND LESS THAN 200 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 13. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PLANE WAS TOO LOW AS HE TRIED TO POWER UP AND CRASHED IN THE WOODS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT THE FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED, THE FLAP SELECTOR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED, THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION, AND THE TRIM SELECTOR WAS SET AT THE "9" UP POSITION. THE TOP OF THE GREEN ARC ON THE TRIM SELECTOR FOR TAKE OFF WAS A "6" POSITION. THE PILOT HAD LANDED ON RUNWAY 13. THE ELEVATION OF THE APPROACH THRESHOLD FOR RUNWAY 13 IS 790 FEET MSL AND THE ELEVATION OF OPPOSITE OR DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 13 IS 810 FEET MSL. THE AWOS AT CARROLL COUNTY AIRPORT (W54), WESTMINSTER, MD, APPROXIMATELY 8 NM NORTH OF CLEARVIEW AIRPORT (2W2) WHERE THE PILOT LANDED WAS REPORTED AS 8 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS, OUT OF 280 DEGREES AT 1345 LOCAL.

## 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 NYC98LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA029), Nov 19, 1997: Beech E33A (N7027N), Westminster, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, his misjudgment of speed and distance while on final approach to land, and his delay in aborting the landing after failing to attain a proper…

## Other reports on N7027N (1)

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

- [Incident 19890203028519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890203028519I), Feb 3, 1989: Beech E33A (N7027N), Avon Park, FL. Needed to stop for the comfort of his passengers and mistook macdill auxiliary airport for Avon Park municipal.

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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