20011204031909A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech T42A · Johnson City, TN · December 4, 2001

Date: December 4, 2001 · 11:00 local
Place: Johnson City, TN
Airport: Johnson City Stol
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N50KF
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA02FA039
Reported as: Beech T42A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N50KFRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2003 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-880 · Built 1965 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot departed Virginia highlands airport, vji, to return the aircraft to Johnson City, TN 0A4, VFR. At 0A4 he made a low pass down runway 22 hitting a tree top with the left wing tip. The aircraft rolled left and descended into the roof of a building shearing off the remaining portion of the left wing. Aircraft came to rest approximately 175 feet beyond the building and was consumed by fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS AIRPORT, VJI, TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO JOHNSON CITY, TN 0A4, VFR. AT 0A4 HE MADE A LOW PASS DOWN RUNWAY 22 HITTING A TREE TOP WITH THE LEFT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT AND DESCENDED INTO THE ROOF OF A BUILDING SHEARING OFF THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE LEFT WING. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 175 FEET BEYOND THE BUILDING AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA02FA039Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportJohnson City, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain altitude clearance above the tree resulting in a collision with the tree, subsequent collision with a building, and the ground.Dec 4, 2001 · Destroyed

Other reports on N50KF · 1

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

Incident 20010717022859ILevel Off Touchdown · Jacksonville, FL(-23) On July 17, 2001, N50KF, a BE-55 airplane, piloted by david r. simeur made an intentional gear-up landing at Cecil airport, Jacksonville, Florida. Mr. Simeur discovered that the left main landing gear was not extended during an approach to landing at…Jul 17, 2001 · Minor damage