# NTSB CEN12CA225: Beech V35B, N17MJ, Malvern, AR, March 21, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 21, 2012, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Malvern, AR - Coordinates: 34.333057, -92.76139 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3331&lon=-92.7614&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 21, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Little Rock FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 83295 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12CA225 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83295/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83295 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA225 ## Probable cause The pilot did not fly a stabilized approach and elected not to perform a go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech V35B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=1151548), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech V35B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=1151548), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Beech V35B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=1151548), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: wet surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Beech V35B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md?model=1151548), [All aircraft, 141 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech V35B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=1151548), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Beech V35B, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1151548), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Beech V35B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=1151548), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he diverted to the accident airport due to weather with low ceilings. He encountered a gust of wind and rain during the turn from the base leg to final approach, which caused the airplane to be right of the runway centerline. Although the airplane floated down the runway and landed long, the pilot elected not to do a go-around. The pilot reported that the wet runway caused the tires to hydroplane, which increased the stopping distance. The airplane was traveling about 5 to 10 mph when it overran the end of the runway. The pilot attempted to veer the airplane to the left, but the right wing hit a fence, and the nose gear collapsed. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to a longeron in the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that he diverted to the accident airport due to weather with low ceilings. He encountered a gust of wind and rain during the turn from the base leg to final which caused him to be right of the runway centerline. Although the airplane floated down the runway and landed long, the pilot elected not to do a go-around. The pilot reported that the wet runway caused the tires to hydroplane, which increased the stopping distance. The airplane was traveling about 5 to 10 mph when it overran the end of the runway. The pilot attempted to veer the airplane to the left, but the right wing hit a fence and the nose gear collapsed. The examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to a longeron in the empennage. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure of the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N17MJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17MJ-2018-01-03), registration cancelled 2018-01-03, S/N D-9710, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH V35B - Registry model: [Beech V35B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35b) (registry code 1151548) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: D-9710 - Airframe hours: 2817 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO 520 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Cole Gaither - Registered owner: Cole Gaither - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 2011 - Departed: PRX, Paris, TX - Destination: JZI, Charleston, SC - Airport: M78, Malvern Municipal, runway 22, 3,188 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 3; seat: left; flight hours: 7,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30 days, 7 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 5 knots - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 64 °F - Observed at: HOT, 19 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 20120321004509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120321004509A), Mar 21, 2012: Beech V35B, Malvern, AR, Minor damage. On March 21, 2012, at 1345 CST, a Beech V-35, N17MJ, registered to [privacy data omitted], rolled off the end of the runway on landing at Malvern Municipal… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 23, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83295. 1.3 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40365771&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. 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