# Accident 20120215002611A: Beech 58, South Charlesto, WV, February 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2012, 11:30 local time
- Place: South Charlesto, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3344° N, 81.7256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3344&lon=-81.7256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9460Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9460Q-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 40,400 total, 7,500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120215002611A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CHARLESTON WV APPROX 1115, PER THE PILOTS STATEMENT, THE FLIGHT HAD BEEN UNEVENTFUL PRIOR TO LANDING AT THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP WV12 APPROX 1130.  DURING TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT (UNKNOWN REASON).  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROX 732 FT AFTER TOUCHDOWN.  THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT ENGINE POWER TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND TO AVOID RUNNING INTO THE ADJACENT HILL SIDE.  PILOT COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR APPROX 930 FT AFTER SLIDING THRU THE MUD.  THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH SMALL TREES AND AN ABOVE GROUND ELECTRICAL BOX DURING THE 310 YARDS UNTIL FINALLY COLLIDING WITH A POLE BUILDING TYPE HANGAR AND A CESSNA 182 INSIDE.  THE AIRCRAFT LOST APPROX 4-5 FT OF THE RIGHT WING WHEN CONTACTING THE HANGAR MAIN STRUCTURE SUPPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AGAINST A HILLSIDE AFTER PASSING THRU THE HANGAR.  THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS SUBSTANTIAL: RIGHT WING SEVERED OUTBOARD OF RIGHT ENGINE NACELLE, RIGHT AND LEFT ENGINES PROP STRIKED, LANDING GEAR TORN FROM AIRCRAFT, FUSELAGE BUCKELED, NOSE CRUSHED.  NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER.

## 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 ERA12CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA182), Feb 15, 2012: Beech 58 (N9460Q), South Charleston, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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