- Date
- July 9, 1988, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lexington, MO
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7578DBeech A-60
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880709026099A
- Case key
- 34596
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Probable cause
The pilot failed to provide the aircraft with a fuel supply adequate to complete the proposed flight and the pilots failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll on the active runway.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The PIC boarded 5 psngr's and a fuel load of 120 gallons for a 375 NM trip to Kansas. The PIC stated he encountered strong winds aloft that reduced his fuel supply to a critical state. While at cruise flt about 51 NM short of his destination the right eng quit due to an inadequate fuel supply. A rqst of ATC for vectors to the closest arpt was made. Witnesses osrvd the acft circle the arpt several times with the PIC stating he was concerned abt the presence of sky jumpers in the area. The concern increased when an acft pulled onto the active rwy at the Lexington arpt after the acft was committed to land. Witnesses indicated the acft landed nose wheel first and careened to the rt side of the rwy and off into soft terrain. Directional control was lost as the acft dptd the rwy, followed shortly by a left gear collapse and seperation, and nose gear collapse. Remaining fuel at the accident site was determined to be 9 gallons in the left wing tank and none in the right.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7578D
- Reported as
- Beech A-60
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P-177
- Airframe hours
- 2,285
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-541-E1C4, 380 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aircopters Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 10, 1987
- Departed
- UGN · Chicago, IL
- Destination
- IXD · Olathe, KS
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Lexington, runway 4, 3,200 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 24 in this make and model · 2,300 as pilot in command · 48 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKC, 28 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.
Other investigations on N7578D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.