LAX84LA099

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 58TC · Santa Rosa, CA · December 9, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
December 9, 1983, 11:15 local (19:15 UTC)
Place
Santa Rosa, CA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2058KBeech 58TC
Weather
Instrument (IMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19831209060419A
Case key
24116

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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.

OverrunLanding - roll
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Weather condition - rainFactor
Distance - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Airspeed - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Go-around - not performedPilot in commandCause
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wetFactor
Aircraft performance,hydroplaning condition - waterFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll

Analysis

After making an ILS localtizer-only apch in heavy rain, the plt landed the acft long. When the acft touched down, the plt thought there was sufficient rwy remaining. However, he reported that he encountered hydroplaning conditions & was unable to stop on the rwy. The acft continue off the end. Subsequently, the nose gear & nose cone of the acft were damaged & 1 prop blade was bent.

Aircraft

Registration
N2058K
Reported as
Beech 58TC
Category
Airplane
Serial number
TK-66
Airframe hours
1,100
Engine
Continental TSIO-520, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Bert Clausen
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · November 30, 1983 · 20 hours before
Departed
CA01 · Adin, CA
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
STS · Sonoma County, runway 32, 5,115 × 150 ft, asphalt

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
33
Certificates
Flight instructor, Airline transport
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
7,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 6,700 as pilot in command · 180 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC) · Day
Wind
140° at 11 knots
Visibility
1 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
800 ft overcast
Temperature
57 °F, dew point 57 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.