# NTSB FTW04CA140: Beech BE-58P, N72SC, Oklahoma City, OK, May 26, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 26, 2004, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC) - Place: Oklahoma City, OK - Coordinates: 35.790554, -97.940551 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7906&lon=-97.9406&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report September 29, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Oklahoma City FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 59315 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW04CA140 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59315/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA140 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point of the runway. Contributing factors were the excessive airspeed and the pilot's failure to initiate a go-around. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - distance/speed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (contributing factor) - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - terrain condition - drop-off/descending embankment ## Analysis The 2,039-hour pilot touched down long and fast on the 3,240-foot long runway resulting in an overrun. The twin-engine airplane nosed over and came to rest in the inverted position in a creek. ## Factual narrative On May 26, 2004, approximately 1445 central daylight time, a Beech 58P twin-engine airplane, N72SC, was substantially damaged upon collision with terrain when it overran the end of runway 16 at Downtown Airpark (2DT), near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered to Vintage Aero, Inc., of Duncan, Oklahoma, and operated by the pilot. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight that originated from Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL), near Dallas, Texas, approximately 1400, destined for 2DT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The 2,039-hour pilot reported in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) that during cruise flight at 3,000 feet mean seal level (msl), he cancelled his IFR flight plan and switched to the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) once he had 2DT in sight. The pilot reported his intent on the CTAF to enter a left downwind for runway 16 (a 3,240-feet long and 85-feet wide asphalt runway) when he was approximately 5 miles south of the airport. Upon entering left downwind at 1,900 feet, the pilot stated that "he was too close to the airport" and turned the airplane to the right to widen his traffic pattern. Feeling "uncomfortable" with his approach, the pilot decided to turn base "a little high." The pilot further stated that he considered a go-around but "didn't want to take the time," so he continued a tight S-turn to line up with the runway centerline. As the airplane lined up with the runway, the pilot noted he was "still high and a little fast," and he reduced engine power for landing. The pilot that the airplane touched down "solid" as he applied "brakes as hard as possible, noting good braking action." Subsequently, the airplane exited the departure end of runway 16 and impacted a creek, nosed-over, and came to rest inverted. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, who responded to the accident site, revealed that the engine was pushed inward and the nose gear was sheared off. The firewall was buckled. The left wing and empennage sustained structural damage, and the fuselage exhibited wrinkling throughout. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N72SC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72SC), registered now, S/N TJ-477, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech BE-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-477 - Airframe hours: 2509.6 - Engines: Continental TS10-520-WB 325 horsepower reciprocating; Continental TS10-520-WB 325 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Thomas McCasland - Registered owner: Vintage Aero - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 9, 2003, 104.5 hours before - Departed: DAL, Dallas, TX - Destination: 2DT, Oklahoma City, OK - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: 2DT, Downtown Airpark, runway 16, 3,240 × 85 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 70; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review September 27, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 2,039 total, 984 in this make and model, 1,600 as pilot in command, 37 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 18 knots, gusting 22 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 22,000 ft broken - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 29.72 inHg - Observed at: OKC, 5 nm away 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. 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