# Accident 20010522010769A: Beech 58, Gaylord, MI, May 22, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2001, 19:30 local time
- Place: Gaylord, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0213° N, 84.6818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaylord, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0213&lon=-84.6818&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23AM-2002-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010522010769A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON MAY 22, 2001, ABOUT 1930 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 58, N23AM, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR GAYLORD, MICHIGAN, FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB ON TAKEOFF. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED HE SUSTAINED NO INJURY AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS DESTINED FOR OWOSSO COMMUNITY AIRPORT, NEAR OWOSSO, MICHIGAN. (-23)AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM SOFT, UNMOVED GRASS FIELD, 3100 FEET IN LENGTH WITH 75 FOOT TREES AT THE END.  MAGNETIC HEADING OF 140 DEGREES.  GRASS WAS MEASURED ON JUNE 3RD AT 27" IN LENGTH. INSPECTOR SCHAFFER ESTIMATED LENGTH OF GRASS ON DAY OF ACCIDENT (MAY 22) WAS 18".  AIRCRAFT ROTATED AT OR NEAR VMC AFTER TRAVELING 1,400 FEET.  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND AIRCRAFT TRAVELED LEFT OF CENTER, MISSING A UTILITY POLE AND POWER LINES BY 50 FT., THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROTATED LEFT, THE NOSE                                                           STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT BROKE IN HALF BEHIND THE PILOT SEATS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 250 FT. LEFT OF CENTER, 1,800 FEET FROM BEGINNING TAKEOFF ROLL.  PILOT BELIEVED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER, THAT ENGINE WILL BE SENT TO THE CONTINENTAL ENGINE FACTORY FOR ANALYSIS.

## 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 CHI01LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA140), May 22, 2001: Beech 58 (N23AM), Gaylord, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining directional control during the reported loss of number one engine power during initial climb and the pilot not following the airplane emergency procedure's corrective action…

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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