20231215020559A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Griffin, GA · December 15, 2023

Date: December 15, 2023 · 15:33 local
Place: Griffin, GA
Airport: Brook Bridge Aerodrome
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N303RA
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA24LA085
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,745 total3,325 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N303RARegistration cancelled Sep 26, 2024 · Beech 58S/N TH-506 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot departed kmcn airport for airport GA62. The pilot was attempteding to land at what he thought was airport GA62, but he was 1.6 miles to the northwest at airport 8GA9. The pilot landed on the paved taxiway of 8GA9. On landing the pilot struck a power pole on the side of the taxiway, which spun him into the tree line on the side of the taxiway.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT DEPARTED KMCN AIRPORT FOR AIRPORT GA62. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTEDING TO LAND AT WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS AIRPORT GA62, BUT HE WAS 1.6 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST AT AIRPORT 8GA9. THE PILOT LANDED ON THE PAVED TAXIWAY OF 8GA9. ON LANDING THE PILOT STRUCK A POWER POLE ON THE SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY, WHICH SPUN HIM INTO THE TREE LINE ON THE SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY.

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 ERA24LA085Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGriffin, GAThe pilot’s misidentification of a taxiway as the intended runway, which resulted in a collision with a utility pole and trees.Dec 15, 2023 · Substantial damage