- Date
- July 29, 1996, 09:03 local (14:03 UTC)
- Place
- Kingfisher, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8576RBeech 95-B55B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1998
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19960729022839A
- Case key
- 19928
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Probable cause
the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed, and his failure to attain a proper touchdown point, while landing. Related factors were: the short/wet runway, and uneven terrain and ditch beyond the end of the runway.
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
According to the pilot, during his first attempt for landing, he approached the runway too fast and performed a go-around. On the second approach, the airplane entered 'ground effect [which] caused extended float.' The pilot reported that the airplane touched down approximately 1/3 of the way down the 2,000 foot long wet grass runway. The airplane began to 'slide,' and it overran the end of the runway. The airplane then crossed a paved road and entered a ditch before coming to rest.
Factual narrative
On July 29, 1996, at 0903 central daylight time, a Beech 95-B55B, N8576R, owned and operated by Perry Tire & Alignment Inc., sustained substantial damage during landing near Kingfisher, Oklahoma. The private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. A flight plan was not filed for the local flight that originated near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 0845.
According to the pilot, during his first attempt for landing, he approached the 2,000 foot runway too fast and performed a go-around. On the second approach, the airplane entered "ground effect [which] caused extended float." The pilot reported that the airplane touched down approximately 1/3 of the way down the wet grass runway. The airplane began to "slide" and overran the end of the runway. The airplane crossed a paved road and entered a ditch before coming to a stop. The left main landing gear and nose landing gear collapsed, and the left wing and fuselage were both wrinkled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8576R
- Reported as
- Beech 95-B55B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-1779
- Airframe hours
- 6,245
- Engine
- Continental IO-470, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Perry Tire & Alignment Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 31, 1995 · 165 hours before
- Departed
- PWA · Oklahoma City, OK
- Destination
- F92
- Airport
- F92 · Kingfisher Municipal, runway 17, 2,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 743 total · 385 in this make and model · 696 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- WDG, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.