# NTSB LAX08CA091: Beech F90, N124BK, Idaho Falls, ID, March 20, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 20, 2008, 01:00 local (07:00 UTC) - Place: Idaho Falls, ID - Coordinates: 43.520168, -112.270317 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5202&lon=-112.2703&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 6 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 67782 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX08CA091 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67782/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA091 ## Probable cause the pilot's misjudged distance and airspeed that led to a failure to attain the proper touchdown point and a runway overrun. Contributing factors were the snow and muddy conditions off the runway. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech F90, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=1152909), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech F90, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md?model=1152909), [All aircraft, 1,310 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md) - [Terrain: wet/muddy terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech F90, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035/cases.md?model=1152909), [All aircraft, 110 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035/cases.md) - [Terrain: snowy/icy terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021030): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech F90, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021030/cases.md?model=1152909), [All aircraft, 77 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021030/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech F90, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=1152909), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech F90, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=1152909), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech F90, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md?model=1152909), [All aircraft, 400 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Beech F90, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1152909), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Beech F90, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=1152909), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot said the airplane was high and fast as it crossed the runway numbers. After touchdown and application of reverse thrust, the pilot did not like the runway remaining, so he added power to abort the landing. It took the engines 1 to 2 seconds to spool up, and he decided that it would be better to roll off the end of the runway than to attempt a takeoff with so little runway left. He went back into reverse thrust. He did not apply full brakes, as he was concerned that the airplane might flip over. The airplane went off the end of the runway, and slid to a stop in snow and mud. The nose gear collapsed in the process, and the airframe sustained damage in the wheel well area. ## Factual narrative On March 20, 2008, about 0100 mountain daylight time, a Beech F90, N124BK, had the nose gear collapse during a landing overrun at Idaho Falls, Idaho. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The certificated private pilot and five passengers were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the airframe in the nose wheel well. The personal cross-country flight departed Salt Lake City, Utah, with a final destination of Idaho Falls. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The pilot stated that he flew IFR from Salt Lake City to Idaho Falls. He cancelled IFR about 25 miles from Idaho Falls, and proceeded under visual conditions. He decided to land on runway 35. The pilot stated that he was high and fast as he crossed the numbers. At touchdown and reverse thrust, he didn't like what he was experiencing, so he added power to abort the landing. It took the engines 1 to 2 seconds to spool up, and he decided that it would be better to roll off the end of the runway than to attempt a takeoff with so little runway left. He went back into reverse thrust. He did not apply full brakes, as he was concerned that the airplane might flip over. The airplane went off the end of the runway, and slid to a stop in snow and mud. The nose gear collapsed in the process. The pilot shut the engines down, and verified that his passengers were not injured. They evacuated the airplane, and went to the hangar. The pilot stated that he had planned for the late hour arrival by resting during the day. He was alert and in good health. The runway was clear and dry, with excellent braking conditions. The airplane had come out of a phase check recently, and there were no squawks; the engines ran great. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N124BK](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124BK-2026-08-13), registration cancelled 2026-08-13, S/N LA15, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech F90 - Registry model: [Beech F90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f90) (registry code 1152909) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: LA15 - Airframe hours: 7306 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-135 turbo prop; Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-135 turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Kreg Davis - Registered owner: MTB Investments - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, February 1, 2008 - Departed: KSLC, Salt Lake City, UT - Destination: KIDA, Idaho Falls, ID - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: KIDA, Idaho Falls Regional, runway 35, 4,051 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; seat: left; flight hours: 1,539 total, 147 in this make and model, 1,357 as pilot in command, 51 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 200° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: KIDA ## Other investigations on N124BK (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 WPR10IA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10IA482), Sep 29, 2010: Beech F90 (N124BK), Idaho Falls, ID, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The partial retraction/collapse of the main landing gear during the landing roll for undetermined reasons. 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.