# NTSB NYC02LA143: Beech 58, N9280Q, Provincetown, MA, July 19, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 19, 2002, 18:32 local (22:32 UTC) - Place: Provincetown, MA - Coordinates: 42.072223, -70.221107 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0722&lon=-70.2211&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 16, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 55260 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC02LA143 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55260/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55260 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA143 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to initiate a timely go-around, which resulted in his landing the airplane long and fast. Factors included low ceilings and the airplane's initial misalignment with the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor) - airspeed(vref) - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor) - proper alignment - delayed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll ## Analysis According to the pilot, during an ILS RWY 07 approach, the airplane descended out of an overcast cloud layer about 200 feet above the ground, with a visibility of about 3/4 statute mile. The pilot noticed that the threshold of the 3,500-foot runway was off to his right. He added power to prevent a stall, and maneuvered towards the runway. He landed the airplane on runway centerline, about 1,700 feet from the departure end. He could not stop the airplane in the distance remaining, and it overran the departure end of the runway. The calculated no-wind landing distance at maximum gross weight was about 1,450 feet. Weather, recorded at the airport 2 minutes after the accident, included winds from 050 degrees true at 6 knots, a 100-foot overcast cloud layer, and a visibility of 1/4 statute mile. Approach procedure minimums included a 200-foot ceiling and a 3/4-statute-mile visibility. The pilot stated that he had "landed too fast," and that the cause of the accident was his failure to initiate a go-around when he was not in a proper position to land. ## Factual narrative On July 19, 2002, at 1832 eastern daylight time, a Beech 58, N9280Q, was substantially damaged when it overran the departure end of runway 07 during a landing at Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC), Provincetown, Massachusetts. The certificated private pilot and the passenger were not injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The airplane was operating on an instrument flight rules flight plan between Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR), Danbury, Connecticut, and Provincetown. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, during the ILS RWY 07 approach, the airplane descended out of an overcast cloud layer about 200 feet above the ground, with a visibility of about 3/4 of a mile. The pilot noticed that the runway threshold was off to his right. He added power to prevent a stall, and maneuvered the airplane to the right. He landed the airplane at what he thought was 110 mph, about 1,800 feet down the runway. The pilot further stated that he thought the airplane's brakes were "not up to par" when he attempted to stop, but felt the overriding cause of the accident was his failure to initiate a go-around when he was not in a proper position to land. In a subsequent statement, the pilot also reported that he "landed too fast." According the airplane's Pilot Operating Handbook, at maximum gross weight, the "airspeed for safe operation," at "landing approach flaps 30," was 110 mph. The calculated no-wind landing distance at maximum gross weight was about 1,450 feet. Provincetown Airport runway 07 was about 3,500 feet long, and 100 feet wide. The ILS RWY 07 approach minimums included a 200-foot ceiling and a 3/4-statute-mile visibility. Weather, recorded at the airport 2 minutes after the accident, included winds from 050 degrees true at 6 knots, temperature 71 degrees Fahrenheit, dewpoint 64 degrees Fahrenheit, a 100-foot overcast cloud layer, and a visibility of 1/4 statute mile. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9280Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9280Q-2019-03-16), registration cancelled 2019-03-16, S/N TH-150, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 58 - Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TH-150 - Airframe hours: 4340 - Engines: Continental IO-520 285 horsepower reciprocating; Continental IO-520 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: JOCAR, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2002, 50 hours before - Departed: DXR, Danbury, CT - Destination: PVC, Provincetown, MA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: PVC, Provincetown Municipal, runway 07, 3,498 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review July 14, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 2,000 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Dusk - Wind: 50° at 6 knots - Visibility: 0.25 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 100 ft overcast - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 29.81 inHg - Observed at: PVC ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20020719016619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020719016619A), Jul 19, 2002: Beech 58, Provincetown, MA, No damage. (-23) N9280Q, upon completion of an ILS approach to runway 7 at pvc landed long and went off the end of runway 07 on to the sand dune. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 5, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55260. 351 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 306 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40463350&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Memo for Record (item 2, .PDF, 45 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40463351&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memo%20for%20Record-Master.PDF 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. 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