# NTSB NYC82FHD25: Beech 55, N322SP, West Chester, PA, May 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1981
- Place: West Chester, PA · WEST CHESTER, PA
- Location: 39.9599° N, 75.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chester, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9599&lon=-75.6054&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FHD25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHD25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3431  81/5/23    WEST CHESTER,NY     BEECH 55            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 2600
        TIME - 0710                    N322SP              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRANDYWINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST HAMPTON,NY             WEST CHESTER,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N322SP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N322SP), registered now, S/N TE-531, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 55
- Registry model: [Beech D55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (registry code 1152730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brandywine

## 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 19810523028529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810523028529A), May 23, 1981: Beech D55, West Chester, PA, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on wet grass runway on landing roll. Ground-looped to avoid end of runway. Skidded into embankment.

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.

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