# Accident 20001225023739A: Beech 60, Dallas, TX, December 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 2000, 16:40 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Addison Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9599° N, 96.8298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9599&lon=-96.8298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53444, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53444-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 60 (registry code 1153602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 60
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001225023739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 25, 2000, AT 1640 CST, BEECHCRAFT MODEL 60, REGISTRATION NUMBER N53444, OWNED BY BRENDA DEHART AND OPERATED BY HER HUSBAND RICHARD D. GOLDMAN OF LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER EXPERIENCING A HARD LANDING AND LOSS OF CONTROL AT ADDISON AIRPORT, ADDISON, TX. MR. GOLDMAN AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED GLENDALE, AZ. (GUE) ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO ADDISON, TX. (ADS). WHILE APPROACHING ADS THE A/C MISSED APPROACHED ILS RUNWAY 33 AND WAS VECTORED TO ILS RUNWAY 15. ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 15 THE A/C PULLED UP AND TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE PILOT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED WINDSHIELD ICE. THE A/C THEN CIRCLED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 33. THE PILOT STATED HE AGAIN EXPERIENCED WINDSHIELD ICE ON SHORT FINAL OBSTRUCTING HIS FORWARD VISION TO RUNWAY 33 AND MADE THE DECISION TO LAND. THE A/C LANDED HARD AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 33, APPROX. 1000 FEET, BREAKING OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL COLLAPSING THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING FEARS, DAMAGING THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWNS, BOTH PROPELLERS STRIKING THE GROUND, DAMAGING LEFT AND RIGHT FLAPS AND CREASING THE LEFT AND RIGHT FORWARD FUSELAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE.

## 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 FTW01LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA041), Dec 25, 2000: Beech BE-60 (N53444), Addison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged flare of the airplane resulting from restricted forward visibility. Factors were the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions, the icing conditions, and…

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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