# Accident 20001218042969A: Beech 58, Huntingburg, IN, December 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2000, 17:15 local time
- Place: Huntingburg, IN
- Airport: Huntingburg Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2903° N, 86.9495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2903&lon=-86.9495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4558S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4558S-2001-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,084 total, 29 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001218042969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 18, 2000 AT 1715 EST, A BEECHCRAFT 58, N4558S REGISTERED TO FREDRICK L. SOUDERS, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 9 AT THE HUNTINGBURG, INDIANA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH. ICING CONDITIONS WERE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE DESCENT. THE WINDSHIELD BEGAN ICING OVER LEAVING ONLY A SMALL HOLE FOR FORWARD VISION. WHEN 1/4 MILE OUT THE PILOT NOTICED A SNOW PLOW HAD DRIVEN ONTO THE RUNWAY. A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED. DURING THE GO AROUND THE SUPPLY OF DE-ICE ALCOHOL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WAS DEPLETED, AND THE WINDSHIELD ICED OVER COMPLETELY. THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE MADE USING THE LIMITED FORWARD VISIBILITY THROUGH THE SIDE WINDOW. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. BOTH OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE TORN OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 CHI01LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA050), Dec 18, 2000: Beech 58 (N4558S), Huntingburg, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The proper touchdown point not obtained/maintained by the pilot. Factors were the snow covered runway, the ice contaminated windshield, and the airport snow removal performed by the driver of the…

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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