- Date
- June 25, 2003, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Rome, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1485LBeech 24
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA/FSDO
- FAA report
- 20030625030339A
- Case key
- 57410
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a go-around which resulted in the airplane impacting trees. A factor in the accident was the shifting wind.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During landing on a 3,000-foot-long and 23-foot-wide runway, the airplane bounced, and the pilot initiated a go-around. During the climbout, the airplane's left wing impacted a tree after an uncommanded left bank, which the pilot did not correct. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane, and stated the wind was "shifting" at the time of the accident.
Factual narrative
On June 25, 2003, at 1400 eastern daylight time, a Beech 24, N1485L, was substantially damaged during an aborted landing at Becks Grove Airport (K16), Rome, New York. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the pilot, while landing on runway 06, a 3,000-foot-long and 23-foot-wide runway, the airplane bounced, and he initiated a "go-around." During the climbout, the airplane banked left uncommanded, and the pilot "didn't straighten the airplane," before impacting a tree with the left wing. The airplane descended to the ground and came to rest upright.
The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane, and stated the wind was "shifting" at the time of the accident, which contributed to the airplane's bounce on the runway.
Substantial damage was incurred to both wings and the vertical stabilizer.
The weather reported at the Oneida County Airport (UCA), Utica, New York, which was located 11 miles from Rome, at 1356, included wind from 160 degrees at 10 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1485L
- Reported as
- Beech 24
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MA-366
- Airframe hours
- 2,078
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James Kasperski
- Registered owner
- JP Mitchel Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 8, 2002 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- K16 · Rome, NY
- Destination
- K16
- Airport
- K16 · Beck's Grove Airport, runway 6, 3,000 × 23 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- May 18, 2003
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 445 total · 92 in this make and model · 330 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- UCA, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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