# NTSB CEN15LA053: Beech 58P, N3689L, San Antonio, TX, November 20, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 20, 2014, 12:52 local (18:52 UTC) - Place: San Antonio, TX - Coordinates: 29.320755, -98.470726 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3208&lon=-98.4707&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report February 23, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 90410 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15LA053 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90410/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90410 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA053 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper decision to land long (past the midpoint) on a wet runway and his failure to conduct a go-around when the airplane did not touch down at the approach end of the runway, which resulted in an overrun. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: wet surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Decision related to condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 141 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: wet surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 141 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1152744), [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 58P, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot advised a local air traffic controller that he was inbound on approach for landing. The controller instructed him to circle and then land on runway 14, gave him the wind conditions, and told him that there was "rain on the airport." A witness reported observing the airplane halfway down the runway and still airborne. The airplane subsequently touched down, ran off the end of the runway, and went through a barrier fence before coming to a stop on a service road. The left wing leading edge was crushed when it struck the fence post, and the nose landing gear collapsed. The pilot reported that the airplane's brakes had failed. However, the brakes were subsequently tested and operated normally. Examination of the runway revealed evidence of hydroplaning. When informed by the local controller that it was raining at the airport, the pilot should have realized that hydroplaning was a possibility and ensured that the airplane touched down near the approach end of the runway to maximize the available landing distance. ## Factual narrative On November 20, 2014, at 1252 central standard time, a Beech 58P, N3689L, landed long and went off the end of the runway at Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF), San Antonio, Texas. The pilot, the sole occupant on board, sustained minor injuries. The airplane was substantially damaged. 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 at the time of the accident, and an instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from Wiley Post Airport (PWA), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 1059, and was en route to SSF.At 1247, the pilot advised local control that he was 4 miles south of the airport and inbound on approach for landing. The controller instructed the pilot to circle and land on runway 14. He was given the wind conditions and told that there was "rain on the airport." A witness observed the airplane halfway down the runway and still airborne. The airplane touched down, ran off the end of the runway, and went through a barrier fence before coming to a stop on a service road. The left wing leading edge was crushed when it struck a fence post. The nose landing gear had collapsed. The pilot told a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that his brakes had failed. The brakes were later tested and found to operate normally. Examination of the runway revealed evidence of hydroplaning. One minute after the accident, the following weather observation was made at SSF: Wind, 270 degrees at 3 knots; visibility, 2 miles, heavy rain; ceiling, 1,600 feet overcast; temperature 18° Celsius (C.); dew point, 15° C.; altimeter, 30.06; Remarks, rain ended 5 minutes past the hour, rain began 49 minutes past the hour. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3689L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3689L-2022-07-30), registration cancelled 2022-07-30, S/N TJ-302 (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-302 - Year built: 1980 - Engines: Continental TSIO-520-L 325 horsepower reciprocating; Continental TSIO-520-L 325 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Rogers, Kenneth - Registered owner: Rogers, Kenneth - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: KPWA, Oklahoma City, OK - Destination: KSSF, San Antonio, TX - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: SSF, Stinson Municipal, runway 14, 4,128 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 80; injuries: minor; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 7,000 total, 650 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 3 knots - Visibility: 2 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,600 ft overcast - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 59 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: KSSF ## 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 20141120022509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141120022509A), Nov 20, 2014: Beech 58P, Stinson, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot on IFR flight plan from ok city to Stinson field san antonio Texas. Was cleared to landed runway 14, lc transmitted "rain on the airport" pilot stated he… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 12, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90410. 263 KB in all. - Record of Telephone Conversation (item 1, .PDF, 80 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40420852&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Telephone%20Conversation-Master.PDF - Memorandum (item 2, .PDF, 49 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40420853&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum-Master.PDF - Photo 1 - Wreckage as it came to rest (item 3, .PDF, 67 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40420854&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20Wreckage%20as%20it%20came%20to%20rest-Master.PDF - Photo 2 - Rear of Wreckage (item 4, .PDF, 67 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40420855&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20-%20Rear%20of%20Wreckage-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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