# NTSB NYC07CA004: Beech BE-58, N600U, Annapolis, MD, October 6, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 6, 2006, 15:45 local (19:45 UTC) - Place: Annapolis, MD - Coordinates: 38.942779, -76.568336 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9428&lon=-76.5683&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 31, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Baltimore FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 64667 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC07CA004 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64667/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA004 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper in-flight decision to attempt to land on the wet runway, which resulted in an overrun. Factors in the accident were rain, and the gusty wind conditions. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - weather condition - rain (contributing factor) - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - object - pole ## Analysis The pilot of the Beech BE-58 was attempting to land on runway 12, a 2,500-foot-long, 48-foot-wide, asphalt runway. The pilot reported that the airplane touched down with about 2,000 feet of runway remaining; however, he was not able to stop the airplane before it departed the end of the runway, and struck a pole. A witness reported that heavy rain was falling at the time of the accident, and he could see the airplane hydroplaning along the runway surface. Winds reported about 5 miles northeast of the accident site, about the time of the accident, were from 40 degrees at 11 knots, with 29 knot gusts. Review of an airport facility directory for the airport revealed that runway 12 was noted as "extremely slippery when wet." ## Factual narrative The pilot of the Beech BE-58 was attempting to land on runway 12, a 2,500-foot-long, 48-foot-wide, asphalt runway. The pilot reported that the airplane touched down with about 2,000 feet of runway remaining; however, he was not able to stop the airplane before it departed the end of the runway, and struck a pole. A witness reported that heavy rain was falling at the time of the accident, and he could see the airplane hydroplaning along the runway surface. Winds reported about 5 miles northeast of the accident site, about the time of the accident, were from 40 degrees at 11 knots, with 29 knot gusts. Review of an airport facility directory for the airport revealed that runway 12 was noted as "extremely slippery when wet." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N600U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600U-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N TH-1524 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech BE-58 - Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TH-1524 - Airframe hours: 5113 - Engines: Teledyne Continental IO-550 300 horsepower reciprocating; Teledyne Continental IO-550 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Epps Air Service Inc - Registered owner: Epps Air Service, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: PDK, Atlanta, GA - Destination: ANP, Annapolis, MD - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: ANP, Lee, runway 12, 2,500 × 48 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 1,754 total, 53 in this make and model, 1,636 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days, 38 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 11 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,900 ft broken - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.27 inHg - Observed at: NAK, 5 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20061006026049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061006026049A), Oct 6, 2006: Beech 58, Annapolis, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft landed on runway 12, the runway was contaminated with standing water and braking action was nil. A witness stated that as the aircraft… 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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.