# NTSB CEN13LA579: Beech 58P, N5958P, St Paul, MN, June 16, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 16, 2013, 01:30 local (06:30 UTC) - Place: St Paul, MN - Coordinates: 44.934722, -93.060279 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9347&lon=-93.0603&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 27, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards - NTSB case key (mKey): 88875 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13LA579 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88875/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88875 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA579 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a rejected landing, which resulted in a collision with an airport sign off the right side of the runway during the transition to the initial climb. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, after touching down, he realized that the airplane had landed long, so he chose to reject the landing. He then heard a "thump" during the initial climb, so he returned to the airport and landed the airplane. A postaccident examination revealed that the right side of the lower fuselage and cockpit floor had been damaged beneath the copilot/right-front passenger seat. Damage was also observed to an airport sign off the runway's right side. The pilot reported no preaccident failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and that no flight control issues occurred during the go-around after the impact with the airport sign. ## Factual narrative On June 16, 2013, about 0130 central daylight time, a Beech model 58P airplane, N5958P, was substantially damaged when it impacted an airport sign during a rejected landing on runway 14 (6,491 feet by 150 feet, asphalt) at the St. Paul Downtown Airport (STP), St. Paul, Minnesota. The pilot and one passenger were not injured. The second passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The flight originated from the Duluth International Airport (DLH), Duluth, Minnesota, about 0015.The pilot stated that after touching down he realized that he had landed long and elected to reject the landing. He reported hearing a "thump" during the initial climb. He returned for a landing and, during the rollout, realized that the right brake was not functional. He used differential thrust to taxi to the ramp. During a postflight inspection, the pilot observed damage to the lower fuselage. A postaccident examination revealed that the right side of the lower fuselage and cockpit floor had been damaged beneath the co-pilot/right front passenger seat. Damage was also observed to an airport sign off the right side of runway 14, in the vicinity of taxiway A1. The pilot stated that there were no failures or malfunctions with the airplane before the accident. He added that there were no flight control issues during the go-around after the impact with the airport sign. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5958P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5958P-2014-02-26), registration cancelled 2014-02-26, S/N TJ-208, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 58P - Registry model: [Beech 58P](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (registry code 1152744) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TJ-208 - Year built: 1979 - Airframe hours: 4154 - Engines: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 325 horsepower reciprocating; CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 325 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 1, 2012 - Departed: DLH, Duluth, MN - Destination: STP, St Paul, MN - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: STP, St. Paul Downtown, runway 14, 6,491 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 4, 2013; seat: left; flight hours: 1,630 total, 916 in this make and model, 1,609 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night - Wind: calm - Visibility: 0 statute miles - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.87 inHg - Observed at: STP ## 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 20130616025919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130616025919A), Jun 16, 2013: Beech 58P, St. Paul, MN, Substantial damage. During the landing attempt and subsequent go-around, the pilot struck a runway sign and caused substantial damage to the aircraft. The runway sign tore through… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 29, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88875. 2.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (item 1, .PDF, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40415852&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report-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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.