# Accident 20130901016339A: Beech C-50, Homedale, ID, September 1, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2013, 14:30 local time
- Place: Homedale, ID
- Airport: Bailey Pvt Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5611° N, 116.9769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5611&lon=-116.9769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-50 (registry code 1152510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C-50
- Reported engine: LYCOMING GO-480 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7 total, 500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA395) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130901016339A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE BEECH C-50 TWIN ENGINE ON HIS 1400' PRIVATE AIRSTRIP FOR THE FIRST TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOW AT AN APPROACH SPEED OF 7 KNOTS SLOWER THAN PUBLSHED VMC. WHILE ON SHORT FINAL, THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGHT SINK RATE AND STRUCK TWO VERTICALE RAILROAD TIE FENCE POSTS PRIOR TO THE INTENDED POINT OF TOUCHDOWN, CAUSING SUNSTANSIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.

## 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 WPR13CA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA395), Sep 1, 2013: Beech C-50 (N212G), Homedale, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed action to arrest a loss of altitude on short final, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and collision with a fence post.

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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