MKC75IK051

NTSB incident investigation · Beech E18 · Kirksville, MO · March 25, 1975

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 25, 1975
Place
Kirksville, MO · KIRKSVILLE, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N333EHBeech E18
Status
Completed · report June 4, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750325010749A
Case key
148671

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0005  75/3/25    KIRKSVILLE,MO       BEECH E18           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2611
        TIME - 0415                    N333EH              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 478 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARENCE CANNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,MO                 KIRKSVILLE,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- MAIL FLIGHT.ACFT VEERED L ENTRD SOFT GND.

Aircraft

Registration
N333EH
Reported as
Beech E18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Clarence Cannon

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