- Date
- May 16, 1982, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Churchville, MD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6003MBeech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820516016649A
- Case key
- 70249
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that he lowered the nose of the aircraft during the approach to expedite his touchdown. He also stated that he did not apply brakes immediately because the aircraft was not firmly on the ground. When he realized he would be unable to stop on the runway it was too late to go-around. The aircraft ran off the end of the runway and collided with a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6003M
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-2117
- Airframe hours
- 935
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Geminair Enterprises Inc.
- Registered owner
- Shamrock Aviation Of Maryland
- Departed
- MTN · Baltimore, MD
- Destination
- Osage Beech, MO
- Airport
- 0W3 · Harford Cnty Ind Air Park, runway 10, 2,000 × 40 ft, asphalt
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 171 total · 12 in this make and model · 80 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.