# Accident 20001115038599A: Beech 23, Everglades, FL, November 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2000, 12:06 local time
- Place: Everglades, FL
- Airport: Everglades Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0195° N, 80.3409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0195&lon=-80.3409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2334J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2334J-2002-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,286 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001115038599A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON NOVEMBER 15, 2000, AT APPROX. 12:06 PM, MR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF BEECH MUSKETEER N2334J. ON APPROACH TO LANDING FOR RUNWAY 33 AT EVERGLADES AIRPARK (X01), THE PILOT EXPERIENCED STRONG GUSTY WINDS WHICH FORCED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE ON THE RUNWAY AND THEN BECOME AIRBORN AGAIN. THE PILOT BEGAN TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND WITH FULL POWER BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GAIN FLYING SPEED AND SETTLED INTO THE BAY AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 15, 2000, AT 1206 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH MUSKETEER BE-23, N2334J, COLLIDED WITH WATER WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND ON RUNWAY 33, AT THE EVERGLADES AIRPARK IN EVERGLADES CITY, FLORIDA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE COMMERCIAL PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE EVERGLADES AIRPARK AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME.(.4)ON NOVEMBER 15, 2000, AT 1206 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH MUSKETEER BE-23, N2334J, COLLIDED WITH WATER WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND ON       RUNWAY 33, AT THE EVERGLADES AIRPARK IN EVERGLADES CITY, FLORIDA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE COMMERCIAL PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE IN EVERGLADES CITY, FLORIDA, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING LANDING, HE EXPERIENCED STRONG GUSTY WINDS WHICH FORCED THE AIRPLANE TO BOUNCE ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID HE BEGAN TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND WITH FULL POWER BUT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT GAIN FLYING SPEED AND SETTLED INTO THE BAY AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME FAILED TO DISCLOSE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT WAS MAILE AN NTSB PILOT/OPERATOR REPORT ON NOVEMBER 24, 2000, BUT HAD NOT RETURNED THE COMPLETED FORM BY THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

## 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 ATL01LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA010), Nov 15, 2000: Beech BE-23 (N2334J), Everglades City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing.

## Other reports on N2334J (2)

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

- [Incident 19910921050339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910921050339I), Sep 21, 1991: Beech 23BEECH (N2334J), Panama City, FL, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found broken gear pins and wrong drag link assembly.
- [Incident 19860221014209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860221014209I), Feb 21, 1986: Beech 23BEECH (N2334J), Lander, WY, Minor damage. Engine quit during takeoff on fourth touch and go. Landed on a hill. Fuel valve handle installed wrong by pilot.

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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