# Accident 20031222034689A: Beech 58P, Missoula, MT, December 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2003, 20:05 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula International Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: U4FM
- Location: 46.9000° N, 114.0953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9000&lon=-114.0953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N181AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181AM-2006-07-07) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031222034689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RNWY 11 AT 2000 LCL FOR A NIGHT IMC TAKEOFF. WEATHER REPORTED AS CALM, 1-MILE VISIBILITY IN MIST/FOG. THE PIC WAS IN R/H COCKPIT SEAT, FLYING PILOT IN THE L/H COCKPIT SEAT AND HAD NO HOURS FLYING THIS MAKE AND MODEL OTHER THAN 5-10 HOURS SIMULATOR TIME. BOTH PILOTS REPORTED A NORMAL TAKEOFF TO 400-500 FEET AGL AND THE INITIATION OF A RIGHT TURN TO INTERCEPT THE 155 RADIAL OF A VOR LOCATED TO THE RIGHT AND ABEAM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. A THUMP WAS HEARD AND FELT, 40-45 RIGHT BANK ANGLE WAS NOTED AND SOON THEREAFTER AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND, SLIDING. FIRE WAS NOTED AT THE RIGHT WING SOON AFTER GROUND CONTACT. AFTER COMING TO REST, BOTH CREWMEMBERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE AFT FUSELAGE WHERE THE TAIL SECTION HAD DEPARTED. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO BURN AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DESTROYED. THE ACCIDENT SCENE WAS A FROZEN LEVEL COW PASTURE WITH APPROXIMATELY 1-INCH OF SNOW COVER. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED 352 YARDS FROM INITIAL SLIDING CONTACT WITH GROUND ON A BEARING OF 250. 80 YARDS AFTER INITIAL GROUND CONTACT, AIRCRAFT UNDERSIDE CONTACTED THE MOTOR DRIVE ASSEMBLY OF A WALKING-TYPE WHEEL-LINE IRRIGATION PIPELINE AND LEFT A CONSISTENT DEBRIS TRAIL TO FINALRESTING PLACE. THE TAIL SECTION DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND CAME TO REST 246 YARDS FROM INITIAL GROUND CONTACT, 106 YARDS FROM MAIN WRECKAGE. THE DEBRIS TRAIL SHOWED EVIDENCE OF FIRE WITH CONTINUOUS GROUND SLIDING IMPACT MARKS. MAIN WRECKAGE CAME TO REST FACING SOUTH WITH NO MAJOR IMPACT DAMAGE TO NOSE, PROP SPINNERS OR INBOARD WIND LEADING EDGES.

## 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 SEA04LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA029), Dec 23, 2003: Beech 58P (N181AM), Missoula, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: The second pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering after takeoff. Proper climb rate not verified by the flight crew, fog, freezing fog, dark night conditions and inadequate…

## Other reports on N181AM (1)

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

- [Incident 19991118038559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991118038559I), Nov 18, 1999: Beech 58P (N181AM), Salem, OH, Minor damage. Pilot landed aircraft and during rollout, the pilot retracted the gear instead of the flaps.

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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