# Accident 20080925849339A: Beech A200, Bridgewater, VA, September 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2008, 17:15 local time
- Place: Bridgewater, VA
- Airport: Bridgewater Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3667° N, 78.9603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3667&lon=-78.9603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080925849339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING AT BRIDGEWATER AIRPORT (VBW) AT KINGAIR A200 WENT OFF THE END OF RUNWAY INTO THE RIVER.  THIS WAS THE PILOTS SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND WITH A TAIL WIND ON A WET RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND COULD NOT STOP USING THE BRAKES AS THE PRIMARY MEANS TO STOP.  THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ON A MAINTENANCE TEST CHECK.  THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE NOT DOCUMENTED TO REFLECT THE WORK THAT WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS UN-AIRWORTHY.  THE PILOT HAD AN SODA DUE TO HIS RIGHT LEG BEING AMPUTATED.

## 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 NYC08LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA323), Sep 25, 2008: Beech A200 (N30W), Bridgewater, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land with a tailwind on a short, wet runway, resulting in landing long and runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s lack of standard operating…

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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