# Accident 20131209024059A: Beech 58P, Kalispell, MT, December 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2013, 10:00 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Glacier Park International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3061° N, 114.2536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3061&lon=-114.2536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53MT-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 5
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 150 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131209024059A

## Narrative

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

TOWER OPERATOR - STATED HE HAD VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT 7 MILES OUT ON THE ILS, THE APPROCACH APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. STATED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, ATTEMPTED SUBSEQUENT GO AROUND, AT APPROXIMATELY 50' AGL THE GEAR WAS OBSERVED TO RETRACT,  AIRCRAFT LEFT WING CONTACTED GROUND, AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, SLID APPROX 800 - 1000- FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

PILOT - STATED HE DIDN'T TOUCHDOWN, MADE THE APPROACH AT 100 KIAS - AT APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY SURFACE HE FELT A BUFFETT AND ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND, RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR IN THE PROCEDURE.  THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND HE DIDN'T RECALL ANYTHING FROM THAT POINT ON. STATED THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE HAD A "TRACE" OF ICE ACCUMULATION.

AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT - THE LEADING EDGES OF THE WINGS HAD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH OF ICE ADHEREING.  THE PROP SPINNERS ALSO HAD ICE ACCUMULATION.  PHOTOS WERE TAKEN APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR14CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA067), Dec 9, 2013: Beech 58P (N53MT), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing sequence.

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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