- Date
- December 19, 1993, 14:23 local (20:23 UTC)
- Place
- Madisonville, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N55133Boeing A75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19931219052299A
- Case key
- 18980
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Probable cause
The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather. Factors were weather conditions and collision with a sign.
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
The pilot decided to land on a road when outside visual references diminished. During the landing roll the airplane struck a road sign and spun out of control.
Factual narrative
On December 19, 1993, at 1423 central standard time, a Boeing A75N1, N55133, was substantially damaged during a precautionary landing near Madisonville, Texas, due to deteriorating weather conditions. The airline transport rated pilot was not injured. Instrument meteorological conditions existed throughout the area.
The pilot reported, during an interview conducted by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, that he encountered low ceilings and attempted to land on a road. During the landing the aircraft struck a roadside marker and spun around, collapsing a landing gear and damaging the wing spar.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55133
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-867
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kaydet, Inc
- Departed
- 7E6 · Clarksville, TN
- Destination
- CFD · Bryan, TX
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 71
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 36,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- 130° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N55133 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.