- Date
- May 2, 1990, 22:10 local (May 3, 1990, 02:10 UTC)
- Place
- Auburn, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N91EEBeech 58P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900502013349A
- Case key
- 14662
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Probable cause
The pilot misjudged distance and speed during the approach and landing, which resulted in an overrun of the landing area. Factors related to the accident were: darkness and the ditch.
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.
Analysis
After making an operational check of the aircraft's pressurization system, the pilot began an approach to land at the airport. He reported that his approach was 'a little high, and about 15 knots fast . . .' And that the aircraft touched down about 2/5 of the way down the runway. He was unable to stop the aircraft before the end of the runway. Subsequently, it skidded off the departure end and struck a ditch. Tire skid marks on the runway and damage/wear to the tires supported the pilot's statements.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91EE
- Reported as
- Beech 58P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TJ245
- Airframe hours
- 1,566
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- North Wind Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 18, 1989 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- 07C
- Destination
- 07C
- Airport
- 07C · Dekalb County, runway 27, 3,652 × 70 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 797 total · 219 in this make and model · 686 as pilot in command · 141 in the last 90 days · 37 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FWA, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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