What happened
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On may 8, 2015, about 2130 central daylight time, a 1970 Beech baron 95-B55 airplane, N353LA, landed at Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport (kmez), Mena, Arkansas, between runway 17 and the parallel taxiway b (severe weather in the vicinity). On rollout in the area between the runway and taxiway, the aircraft impacted a burm on the perpendicular taxiway B2. The private pilot and one passenger on board sustained no injuries. The airplane sustained minor damaged during the incident, with damage to the nose radome, nose landing gear and both engines propellers. A number of NOTAMS were issued to include a NOTAM for no runway edge lights being operational on runway 17 at the time of the incident. The aircraft was registered and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. IMC meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was being operated on an IFR flight plan. The flight originated at sterling, Colorado (kstk) and was destined for Mena (kmez), Arkansas.
The pilot holds private privileges for airplane single engine land, airplane multiengine land and instrument airplane, as well as a third class medical. His last third-class medical was issued on November 14, 2013. A current pilot logbook was not available.
The 1970 Beech baron 95-B55 airplane, N353LA, serial number TC-1339, was a low wing, semi-monocoque airplane, twin engine with a retractable landing gear, configured for a maximum of 6 occupants.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 8, 2015, ABOUT 2130 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A 1970 BEECH BARON 95-B55 AIRPLANE, N353LA, LANDED AT MENA INTERMOUNTAIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMEZ), MENA, ARKANSAS, BETWEEN RUNWAY 17 AND THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY B (SEVERE WEATHER IN THE VICINITY). ON ROLLOUT IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A BURM ON THE PERPENDICULAR TAXIWAY B2. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGED DURING THE INCIDENT, WITH DAMAGE TO THE NOSE RADOME, NOSE LANDING GEAR AND BOTH ENGINES PROPELLERS. A NUMBER OF NOTAMS WERE ISSUED TO INCLUDE A NOTAM FOR NO RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS BEING OPERATIONAL ON RUNWAY 17 AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. IMC METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS BEING OPERATED ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT STERLING, COLORADO (KSTK) AND WAS DESTINED FOR MENA (KMEZ), ARKANSAS.
THE PILOT HOLDS PRIVATE PRIVILEGES FOR AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND, AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND AND INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE, AS WELL AS A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL. HIS LAST THIRD-CLASS MEDICAL WAS ISSUED ON NOVEMBER 14, 2013. A CURRENT PILOT LOGBOOK WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE 1970 BEECH BARON 95-B55 AIRPLANE, N353LA, SERIAL NUMBER TC-1339, WAS A LOW WING, SEMI-MONOCOQUE AIRPLANE, TWIN ENGINE WITH A RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR, CONFIGURED FOR A MAXIMUM OF 6 OCCUPANTS.
Other reports on N353LA · 2
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