- Date
- November 7, 2005, 18:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Greer, SC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3873XBeech BE-76
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 2006
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Columbia FSDO
- FAA report
- 20051107026779A
- Case key
- 62788
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Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance which resulted in an undershoot of the runway, and the collision with trees.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was completing an instrument cross country flight when the accident occurred. Upon arrival at the destination airport the pilot canceled his instrument clearance and began a visual approach to the private airstrip. While on a 1/4 mile final approach to land the airplane collided with trees and fell to the ground. Post-accident examination of the airplane revealed the airplane resting in a wooded area nose down and inverted. Crush damage was observed on the leading edge of the left and right wing. The pilot did not report any mechanical deficiencies with the airplane during the approach to land.
Factual narrative
The pilot was completing an instrument cross country flight when the accident occurred. Upon arrival at the destination airport the pilot canceled his instrument clearance and began a visual approach to the private airstrip. While on a 1/4 mile final approach to land the airplane collided with trees and fell to the ground. Post-accident examination of the airplane revealed the airplane resting in a wooded area nose down and inverted. Crush damage was observed on the leading edge of the left and right wing. The pilot did not report any mechanical deficiencies with the airplane during the approach to land.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3873X
- Reported as
- Beech BE-76
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- ME410
- Airframe hours
- 1,192
- Engines
- Lycoming O-360-A1G, 180 horsepower, reciprocatingLycoming LO360A1G6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arnold Elbert Emery Lumber INC.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 2005 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Destination
- PVT · Greer, SC
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 76
- Injuries
- Minor
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Flight hours
- 2,395 total · 542 in this make and model · 2,350 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.21 inHg
- Observed at
- GSP
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.