# Accident 20031018027809A: Beech A2324, Beaufort, NC, October 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2003, 18:00 local time
- Place: Beaufort, NC
- Airport: Michael J Smith Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7336° N, 76.6606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7336&lon=-76.6606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2394W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2394W-2017-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2324
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 700 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031018027809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) RATED PRIVATE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND DOWN WIND WITH A 11 KNOT TAIL WIND. AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND FAST. PILOT STATED TREES AT END OF RUNWAY PREVENTED A GO AROUND. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP A/C AND RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ATL04LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA020), Oct 18, 2003: Beech A23-24 (N2394W), Beaufort, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance, and his failure to perform a go-around which resulted in an overrun and on ground collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N2394W (2)

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

- [Accident 19770319010192A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770319010192A), Mar 19, 1977: Beech A2324 (N2394W), Findley, OH, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750324004649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750324004649A), Mar 24, 1975: Beech A2324 (N2394W), Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 35K.

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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