20051229029769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Eureka Springs, AR · December 29, 2005

Date
December 29, 2005 · 14:30 local
Place
Eureka Springs, AR
Airport
Silver Wings Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2251L
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW06CA070
Reported as
Beech C23
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total25 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

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) Aircraft N2251L landed runway 23 from the south direction with a 3-8 mph quartering tail wind. The aircraft swerved down the runway and the pilot decided to execute a go-around and advanced the throttle and mixture. Flaps were in the down position. Aircraft floated off the end of the runway with its 15 feet to 20 feet steep slope. Left hand main gear and nose gear broke away from the aircraft and had sudden engine stop when propeller struck. One passenger was aboard aircraft N2251L. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N2251L LANDED RUNWAY 23 FROM THE SOUTH DIRECTION WITH A 3-8 MPH QUARTERING TAIL WIND. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND AND ADVANCED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE. FLAPS WERE IN THE DOWN POSITION. AIRCRAFT FLOATED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY WITH ITS 15 FEET TO 20 FEET STEEP SLOPE. LEFT HAND MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR BROKE AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD SUDDEN ENGINE STOP WHEN PROPELLER STRUCK. ONE PASSENGER WAS ABOARD AIRCRAFT N2251L. NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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