# NTSB FTW93LA213: Beech 95-B55B, N258P, Ashdown, AR, July 3, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 3, 1993, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC) - Place: Ashdown, AR - Coordinates: 33.670455, -94.119537 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6705&lon=-94.1195&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 5 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 19, 1993 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 18793 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW93LA213 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18793/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA213 ## Probable cause THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE WET GRASS ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - terrain condition - grass (contributing factor) - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor) - brakes(normal) - inadequate, pilot in command - aborted landing - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - intentional, pilot in command - Gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear - overload ## Analysis THE PILOT EXPERIENCED NO BRAKING ACTION AFTER LANDING ON A 2,500 FOOT WET GRASS AIRSTRIP. AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED SLIDING DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT INITIATED A GROUND LOOP TO AVOID GOING THROUGH A FENCE AT THE END OF THE STRIP. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME ## Factual narrative On Saturday, July 3, 1993, at approximately 0900 central daylight time, a Beech 95 B55B airplane, N258P, was substantially damaged while landing near Ashdown, Arkansas. The commercial pilot and his three passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the executive flight. According to the operator, the pilot intentionally ground looped the airplane as he approached the fence at the departure end of the grass strip. During the landing roll the pilot reported he experienced minimum braking action; he further stated that the grass airstrip was wet due to an unusually heavy morning dew. During an interview the pilot stated that the side loading imposed by the ground loop collapsed the nose and left main landing gears, resulting in structural damage to the left wing and airframe. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N258P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N258P), registered now, S/N TC-2414, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55B - Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TC-2414 - Airframe hours: 990 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470L 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Executive/Corporate, Part 91 - Operator: Pruet, Chesley - Registered owner: Pruet, Chesley - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 4, 1993, 10 hours before - Departed: ELD, EL DORADO, TX - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: NONE, Pruet Ranch, runway 9, 2,500 × 35 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 35; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,959 total, 37 in this make and model, 1,844 as pilot in command, 160 in the last 90 days, 137 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F ## 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 19930703022579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930703022579A), Jul 3, 1993: Beech 95B55B, Ashdown, AR, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on wet grass strip. Ground looped to avoid a fence end of runway. Side load collapsed landing gear. ## Other investigations on N258P (1) 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. - [NTSB MIA03CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA117), May 30, 2003: Beech 95-B55 (N258P), Forest, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot-in-command to extend the landing gear, or use the checklist while on landing approach, resulting in a gear up landing. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.