NYC85LA040

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 58TC · Norwood, MA · December 10, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
December 10, 1984, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
Place
Norwood, MA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2164LBeech 58TC
Weather
Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19841210065609A
Case key
35659

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

OverrunLanding - roll
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wetFactor
In-flight planning/decision - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Aircraft performance,hydroplaning condition - water
Brakes(normal) - attemptedPilot in command
Airspeed - excessivePilot in commandFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment

Analysis

Touchdown made 1/3 the way down the wet rwy. Brakes were ineffective on wet pavement. Plt raised flaps and reapplied brakes with no positive result. Acft continued onto 60 ft overrun area where some braking action was effective however, acft continued down an 8 ft bank before coming to a stop.

Aircraft

Registration
N2164L
Reported as
Beech 58TC
Category
Airplane
Serial number
TK26
Engine
Continental TSI0-520-L, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Part 135
Registered owner
Ray Y. Hoffman
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
IAD · Dulles, VA
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
OWD · Norwood, runway 35, 3,993 × 150 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
70
Certificates
Flight instructor, Airline transport
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
29,863 total · 5,303 in this make and model · 28,892 as pilot in command · 163 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
Lowest ceiling
100 ft overcast
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
OWD

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.