# Accident 19980122000499A: Beech 65A90, Selmer, TN, January 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1998, 07:30 local time
- Place: Selmer, TN
- Airport: Robert Sibley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1706° N, 88.5891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1706&lon=-88.5891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911KA-2000-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,190 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980122000499A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ATL98LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA038), Jan 22, 1998: Beech 65-A90 (N911KA), Selmer, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of control on the ground, due to hydroplaning, and a collision with trees. A factor was the rain.

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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