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FAA accident report · Beech A23-24 · Tell City, IN · September 19, 2012

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Date
September 19, 2012 · 09:00 local
Place
Tell City, IN
Airport
Tell City, Indiana
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3629Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA649
Reported as
Beech A23-24
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,040 total739 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N3629QRegistration cancelled Jan 18, 2018 · Beech A23-24S/N MA-224 · Built 1967Airframe modelBeech A23-24Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During the landing phase of flight, the pilot initiated a straight in approach to runway 31 located at ktel. The pilot reported that he touched down approximately one third down the runway with the flaps in the full up position. During the roll out, the aircraft continued down the runway and failed to slow to the pilot's satisfaction. The pilot aborted the landing and initiated a "go around". The aircraft continued beyond the end of the runway and came in contact with the airport perimeter fence and then impacted the ground 10 yards beyond. Tire tracks consistent with the width of the main landing gear were observed in the tall grass beginning approximately 50 yards past the end of the runway. These tracks continued for approximately 64 yards up to the airport perimeter fence. The aircraft came to rest on the lower engine cowling and main landing gear. The nose gear assembly was found separated from the aircraft and laying to the right side of the aircraft. Impact marks on the side of the fuselage indicate the flaps were in the full up position.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT, THE PILOT INITIATED A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31 LOCATED AT KTEL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH THE FLAPS IN THE FULL UP POSITION. DURING THE ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND FAILED TO SLOW TO THE PILOT'S SATISFACTION. THE PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING AND INITIATED A "GO AROUND". THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AND THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND 10 YARDS BEYOND. TIRE TRACKS CONSISTENT WITH THE WIDTH OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE OBSERVED IN THE TALL GRASS BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THESE TRACKS CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 64 YARDS UP TO THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND LAYING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. IMPACT MARKS ON THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE INDICATE THE FLAPS WERE IN THE FULL UP POSITION.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN12LA649Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTell City, INThe pilot’s improper touchdown point during landing and the resultant runway excursion during the aborted landing.Sep 19, 2012 · Substantial damage