# NTSB ATL82DA135: Beech C23, N6003M, Churchville, MD, May 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: May 16, 1982, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Churchville, MD
- Location: 39.5689° N, 76.2041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARFORD COUNTY (0W3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5689&lon=-76.2041&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA135
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70249/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA135

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - brakes(normal) - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6003M-1997-11-03), registration cancelled 1997-11-03, S/N M2117 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: M-2117
- Airframe hours: 935
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820516016649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516016649A), May 16, 1982: Beech C23, Churchville, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot landed long. Ran off end of runway.

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.

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