# Accident 20071213831429A: Beech E55, Lancaster, PA, December 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2007, 08:08 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1217° N, 76.2958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1217&lon=-76.2958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777EV-2010-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071213831429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING ILS APPROACH RWY 8 LNS, IN ICING CONDITIONS, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SOFT TERRAIN IN A LANDING ATTITUDE, APPROXIMATELY 175 FEET SHORT OF RWY 8 THRESHOLD, NEAR CENTERLINE. IMPACT SEPARATED LEFT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS FROM AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT SLID ONTO RWY 8 PAVEMENT AND CAME TO REST 20 FEET RIGHT OF CENTERLINE, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM RWY THRESHOLD. FIRE/RESCUE PERSONNEL RESPONDED AND OBSERVED AIRCRAFT WITH ICE COMPLETELY OBSCURING WINDSHIELD, UPON ARRIVAL AT SCENE. PILOT STATED DURING INTERVIEW, HE USED AIRFRAME DEICE SYSTEMS DURING FLIGHT TO REMOVE LIGHT RIME ICE. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH WINDSHIELD ICE PROTECTION DEVICE. PILOT STATED THAT OBSCURED WINDSHIELD WAS A FACTOR IN MAINTAINING CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FORWARD FUSELAGE, NACELLES, PROPELLERS, LANDING GEAR, AND WINGS.

## 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 NYC08CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA072), Dec 13, 2007: Beech BE-55 (N777EV), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath during the landing approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to fly with known deficiencies in equipment, and the…

## Other reports on N777EV (1)

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

- [Accident 19930404007799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930404007799A), Apr 4, 1993: Beech E55 (N777EV), Leesburg, VA, Substantial damage. Ran aux tanks dry en route. Unable restart on mains. Landed short of airport. Struck small building and fence.

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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