19980122000499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 65-A90 · Selmer, TN · January 22, 1998

Date: January 22, 1998 · 07:30 local
Place: Selmer, TN
Airport: Robert Sibley Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N911KA
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL98LA038
Reported as: Beech 65A90
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A20
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,190 total1,500 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N911KARegistration cancelled Mar 30, 2000 · Beech 65-A90S/N LJ-254 Airframe modelBeech 65-A90

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed on wet runway. Hydroplaned. Lost control. Slid off runway into trees. 100 ft from runway. (.4) according to the pilot, upon landing in heavy rain, the airplane began hydroplaning. He said the airplane departed the left side of the runway, striking trees, which damaged both wings and collapsed the landing gear. A witness stated the airplane touched down in moderate rain.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON WET RUNWAY. HYDROPLANED. LOST CONTROL. SLID OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES. 100 FT FROM RUNWAY. (.4) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, UPON LANDING IN HEAVY RAIN, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN HYDROPLANING. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING TREES, WHICH DAMAGED BOTH WINGS AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR. A WITNESS STATED THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN MODERATE RAIN.

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 ATL98LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSelmer, TNThe loss of control on the ground, due to hydroplaning, and a collision with trees. A factor was the rain.Jan 22, 1998 · Substantial damage