ATL86LA059

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A36TC · Louisville, KY · January 19, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
January 19, 1986, 15:23 local (20:23 UTC)
Place
Louisville, KY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N345CCBeech A36TC
Weather
Instrument (IMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860119001509A
Case key
7055

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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.

OverrunTakeoff - roll/run
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - slush coveredFactor
Planning/decision - poorPilot in commandCause
PressurePilot in command
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequatePilot in commandCause
PressurePilot in command
Ice/frost removal from aircraft - not performedPilot in commandCause
Diverted attentionPilot in command
Judgment - poorPilot in commandCause
Aborted takeoff - attemptedPilot in commandFactor
On ground/water collision with objectTakeoff - roll/run
Weather condition - snow
Object - fence

Analysis

Plt attempted t.o. from slush covered rwy with about 1/2 to 3/4 inch of snow on acft. When snow did not blow off the wings, abort attempted at between 80-100 knots. Acft went off the end of the rwy and through fence before coming to a stop on the golf course adjacent to the rwy end.

Aircraft

Registration
N345CC
Reported as
Beech A36TC
Category
Airplane
Serial number
EA-143
Airframe hours
1,989
Engine
Continental TSIO-520-UB1B, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Consul Restaurant Corp.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility
Last inspection
Annual · November 6, 1985 · 97 hours before
Departed
LOU · Louisville, KY
Destination
FCM · Minneapolis, MN
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
LOU · Bowman Field, runway 32, 3,539 × 80 ft, dirt

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
43
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
1,736 total · 1,215 in this make and model · 1,736 as pilot in command · 98 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC) · Day
Wind
280° at 5 knots
Visibility
2 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
400 ft
Temperature
34 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
LOU

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N345CC · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.