# Accident 20011020033109A: Beech 58P, Columbus, NE, October 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2001, 08:20 local time
- Place: Columbus, NE
- Airport: Columbus Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4305° N, 97.3500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4305&lon=-97.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701JK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701JK-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011020033109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OLU RWY 32 WITH PILOT AND 5 PAX ON BOARD. THE PIC WAS POSITIONED IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND THE SINGLE, THROW OVER CONTROL WAS BEING MANIPULATED BY A PILOT OCCUPYING THE LEFT SEAT. ABOUT 50 FEET IN THE AIR, THE PERSON MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS FROM THE LEFT SEAT MADE THE COMMENT TO THE PIC OCCUPYING RIGHT SEAT, "IT FEELS LIKE I'M LOSING POWER." THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT RUDDER AND AILERON WERE APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN GRASS BETWEEN RWY 32 AND THE TAXIWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. PROPELLER MARKS ARE VISIBLE FROM JUST AFTER THE POINT OF IMPACT TO A POINT JUST BEFORE THE END OF THE SKID WITH THE RIGHT PROPELLER MARKS ENDING BEFORE THE LEFT. A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED WITH ALL PASSENGERS AND NO CHANGE IN ENGINE NOISE OR PITCH WAS HEARD. THREE PASSENGERS MENTIONED HEARING A HORN. TWO STATED THE HORN CAME ON JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE STEPSON OF THE PERSON IN CONTROL WAS A PAX IN REAR SEAT. HE SAID THEY NEVER GOT MORE THAN 16 FEET IN THE AIR. SUBSEQUENT INFORMATION GATHERED FROM INTERESTED PARTIES INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL AND WITH 6 PEOPLE ON BOARD, EXCEEDED THE CERTIFIED GROSS TAKE-OFF WEIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL WAS MISSING EARLIER REVISIONS AND WAS NOT CURRENT BY 3 REVISIONS.

## 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 CHI02LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA010), Oct 20, 2001: Beech 58P (N701JK), Columbus, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The exceeded aircraft performance and inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot in command. The lack of recent experience in aircraft by the pilot in command was a contributing factor.

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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