# NTSB NYC85LA040: Beech 58TC, N2164L, Norwood, MA, December 10, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 10, 1984, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Location: 42.1905° N, 71.1729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORWOOD MEML (OWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1905&lon=-71.1729&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35659
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85LA040
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35659/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA040

## 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)
  - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft performance,hydroplaning condition - water
  - brakes(normal) - attempted, pilot in command
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2164L-1990-03-20), registration cancelled 1990-03-20, S/N TK26 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58TC
- Registry model: [Beech 58TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58tc) (registry code 1152746) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TK26
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 70; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19841210065609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841210065609A), Dec 10, 1984: Beech 58TC, Norwood, MA, Substantial damage. Standing water on runway, not advised by tower. Slid off end. Did not have landing minimum. Lifeguard flight.

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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