# NTSB NYC87LA158: Beech 58TC, N6058U, Oxford, CT, June 5, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 4, 1987, 21:30 local (Jun 5, 1987, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Oxford, CT
- Location: 41.4783° N, 73.1352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERBURY-OXFORD (OXC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4783&lon=-73.1352&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 11, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA158
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30658/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA158

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor)
- Overrun, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven

## Analysis

THE FLIGHT WAS MAKING AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 IN IMC. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 2,000 FEET DOWN THE 5,000 FOOT RUNWAY AND TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT HYDROPLANED ON STANDING WATER ON THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED OFF THE END COMING TO REST IN A ROCK PILE 100 YARDS BEYOND THE RUNWAY END. THE PLT STATED THAT HE MADE THE DECISION NOT TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6058U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58TC
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TK-109
- Airframe hours: 1746
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-WB 325 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Executive/Corporate, Part 91
- Registered owner: Super 8 Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 8, 1987, 1,722 hours before
- Departed: DTW, DETROIT, MI
- Destination: OXC, OXFORD, CT
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: OXC, Waterbury/Oxford, runway 36, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 10,356 total, 477 in this make and model, 8,708 as pilot in command, 109 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft overcast

## 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 19870604081519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870604081519A), Jun 4, 1987: Beech 58TC, Oxford, CT, Substantial damage. Landed long on a wet runway. Hydroplaned off end of runway. Carshed into a rock pile.

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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