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FAA accident report · Beech 95-C55 · Point Lookout, MO · May 10, 2003

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Date
May 10, 2003 · 17:00 local
Place
Point Lookout, MO
Airport
M Graham Clark Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N541U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI03LA123
Reported as
Beech 95C55
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total3,000 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N541URegistration cancelled Dec 29, 2005 · Beech 95-C55S/N TE-334 · Built 1967Airframe modelBeech 95-C55Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was on an IFR flight plan from little rock, ar (hot) to Point Lookout, MO (plk). Pilot requested and was given a GPS approach to runway 29 by sgf ATC. There were thunderstorms in the area and it had been raining just prior to landing at plk. During landing, the wings changed to a tail wind. The pilot reported the aircraft hydroplaned and he was unable to stop. The pilot stated the aircraft was just about stopped when it went off the end. Post accident investigation revealed no skid marks on runway, which would indicate hydroplaning. There were marks in the gravel after the aircraft left the hard surface. The rain made it difficult to determine if the tires were skidding or rolling at that Point. There is approximately 12 feet of gravel from the end of the hard surface to the edge of a 45 degree decline, which drops approximately 75 feet and is covered with rocks ranging in size from one to two feet in diameter. After the aircraft left the gravel, the decline was too steep to stop the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM LITTLE ROCK, AR (HOT) TO POINT LOOKOUT, MO (PLK). PILOT REQUESTED AND WAS GIVEN A GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 29 BY SGF ATC. THERE WERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA AND IT HAD BEEN RAINING JUST PRIOR TO LANDING AT PLK. DURING LANDING, THE WINGS CHANGED TO A TAIL WIND. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT HYDROPLANED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS JUST ABOUT STOPPED WHEN IT WENT OFF THE END. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO SKID MARKS ON RUNWAY, WHICH WOULD INDICATE HYDROPLANING. THERE WERE MARKS IN THE GRAVEL AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE HARD SURFACE. THE RAIN MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE IF THE TIRES WERE SKIDDING OR ROLLING AT THAT POINT. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET OF GRAVEL FROM THE END OF THE HARD SURFACE TO THE EDGE OF A 45 DEGREE DECLINE, WHICH DROPS APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET AND IS COVERED WITH ROCKS RANGING IN SIZE FROM ONE TO TWO FEET IN DIAMETER. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE GRAVEL, THE DECLINE WAS TOO STEEP TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT.

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 CHI03LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPoint Lookout, MOFailure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft. Contributing factors were the sudden windshift to a tailwind, the wet runway surface, the lack of available runway overrun area and the rocky, descending embankment.May 10, 2003 · Substantial damage