# NTSB ATL01LA010: Beech BE-23, N2334J, Everglades City, FL, November 15, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 15, 2000, 12:06 local (17:06 UTC) - Place: Everglades City, FL - Coordinates: 26.019538, -80.340873 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0195&lon=-80.3409&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 20, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 51043 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL01LA010 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51043/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA010 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr) - terrain condition - water ## Analysis According to the pilot, he experienced strong gusty winds which forced the airplane to bounce on the runway. The pilot said he began to execute a go-around with full power but the airplane would not gain flying speed and settled into the bay at the end of the runway. ## Factual narrative On November 15, 2000, at 1206 eastern standard time, a Beech Musketeer BE-23, N2334J, collided with water while attempting a go-around on runway 33, at the Everglades Airpark in Everglades City, Florida. The airplane was operated by the commercial pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The pilot and two passengers were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight had originated from the Everglades Airpark in Everglades City, Florida, at an undetermined time. According to the pilot, during landing, he experienced strong gusty winds which forced the airplane to bounce on the runway. The pilot said he began to execute a go-around with full power but the airplane would not gain flying speed and settled into the bay at the end of the runway. Examination of the airframe failed to disclose mechanical problems with the airplane. The pilot was mailed an NTSB pilot/operator report on November 24, 2000, but had not returned the completed form by the time of this report. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2334J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2334J-2002-09-17), registration cancelled 2002-09-17, S/N M-288, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech BE-23 - Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: M-288 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-A2B6 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Francis Neville Marcellin - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: X01 - Airport: Z01, Everglades Airpark, runway 33, 2,400 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,286 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: APF, 28 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20001115038599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001115038599A), Nov 15, 2000: Beech 23, Everglades, FL, Substantial damage. (-23)On November 15, 2000, at approx. 12:06 pm, mr. [privacy data omitted]Was pilot in command of Beech musketeer N2334J. On approach to landing for runway 33… ## Other investigations on N2334J (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 UNK64X3297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3297), Aug 9, 1964: Beechcraft 23 (N2334J), Lander, WY, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.