# NTSB NYC84LA298: Beech A23-24, N62AC, Eagle Crest, DE, September 3, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 3, 1984, 01:30 local (05:30 UTC)
- Place: Eagle Crest, DE
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35755
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84LA298
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35755/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA298

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

AFTER LANDING THE PLT USED POWER TO CONTINUE TAXIING TO THE END OF THE WET GRASS RWY. STOPPING DISTANCE WAS MISJUDGED WHEN BRAKING BEGAN AND THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RWY COLLIDING WITH A SMALL DITCH. ONE MAIN GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N62AC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Beech A23-24
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: MA-110
- Airframe hours: 1075
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A2B 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Professional Pilot Service Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, January 12, 1984, 40 hours before
- Departed: PHL, PHILADELPHIA, DE
- Airport: Eagle Crest, runway 14, 3,500 × 50 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 9,112 total, 4 in this make and model, 9,050 as pilot in command, 64 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 225° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19840903047689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840903047689A), Sep 3, 1984: Beech A2324, Eagle Crest, DE, Substantial damage. Landed fast and was unable to stop on wet grass. Ran off end of runway and struck a ditch at night.

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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