CHI85LA090

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 58 · Hayward, WI · November 15, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
November 15, 1984, 13:45 local (19:45 UTC)
Place
Hayward, WI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1807WBeech 58
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19841115072989A
Case key
12989

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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.

Loss of control - in flightLanding - flare/touchdown
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Weather condition - turbulenceFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Aircraft performance,landing capability - exceededFactor
In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll

Analysis

The acft sustained subst damage after uncontrolled contact with the rwy during landing. Investigation revealed that the landing was inadvertently attempted at a time when the winds shifted to a direct x-wind with gusts to 35 KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N1807W
Reported as
Beech 58
Category
Airplane
Serial number
TH-286
Airframe hours
3,630
Engine
Continental IO-520-C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
John H. Batten
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · September 19, 1984
Departed
RAC · Racine, WI
Destination
HYR · Hayward, WI
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
HYR · Hayward, runway 2, 5,017 × 75 ft, asphalt

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
72
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
10,539 total · 1,727 in this make and model · 10,319 as pilot in command · 96 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
290° at 15 knots, gusting 35
Visibility
3 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
1,000 ft overcast
Temperature
19 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

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