# NTSB CHI91LA147: Beech 58P, N6407M, Wichita, KS, May 6, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 6, 1991, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Location: 37.6477° N, 97.3837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTPORT (71K), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6477&lon=-97.3837&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI91LA147
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15057/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA147

## Probable cause

A GO AROUND WAS NOT PERFORMED RESULTING IN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN NOT BEING ATTAINED BY THE PILOT.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch
  - ground loop/swerve - intentional, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED HE LANDED LONG DURING HIS SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT. WHEN IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT HE COULD NOT STOP THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY REMAINING, HE ATTEMPTED TO VEER OFF ONTO AN AUXILARY PARALLEL GRASS STRIP. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND A DITCH DURING THE VEER ONTO THE GRASS STRIP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6407M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TJ-407
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-WB 325 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Airparts Company, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, November 2, 1990, 84 hours before
- Airport: 71K, Westport, runway 35, 2,520 × 30 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,090 total, 190 in this make and model, 968 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19910506014439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910506014439A), May 6, 1991: Beech 58P, Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Landed long on short narrow runway in crosswind. Unable to stop on runway. Ran off end into fence and ditch.

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.

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