- Date
- May 12, 1983, 05:10 local (10:10 UTC)
- Place
- Gardner, KS
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N725MBeech D55
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830512018969A
- Case key
- 33328
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Analysis
The plt was cleared for an ILS rwy 35 approach & given the Kansas city downtown arpt (23 mi NE) wx as 900 ft broken & 6 mi visibility. The tower was closed & the control zone was not in effect raising minimums. The plt stated his ILS glide slope indication was erratic at the outer marker so he elected to continue a straight-in localizer only approach. He said he descended to mda of 1400 ft (335 ft AGL) but the acft was still in clouds. He said as he was checking VHF control head to insure proper freq setting for activating the approach lights, the acft struck the ground. Initial impact was 1 mi south of the apch end of rwy 35 & about 100 yds left of the inbound ILS localizer course. The mda is increased 100 ft when the control zone is not in effect. No malfunctions of the acft's ILS receivers or #1 OBS was found. A flt inspection of the ILS was satisfactory. In addition to 7 hours of duty time associated with the flt, the plt had worked a normal duty day on 5/11 involving management functions & had rested 3-4 hrs prior to the flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N725M
- Reported as
- Beech D55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TE-674
- Airframe hours
- 4,935
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-C3, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Robert L. Green
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 11, 1983 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- SLN · Salina, KS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- IXD · Johnson Co. Industrial, runway 35, 7,339 × 200 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13,428 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 13,328 as pilot in command · 277 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Temperature
- 61 °F
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 N725M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.