# NTSB WPR13CA395: Beech C-50, N212G, Homedale, ID, September 1, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 1, 2013, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: Homedale, ID - Coordinates: 43.561111, -116.976943 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5611&lon=-116.9769&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of lift](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 19, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 87934 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR13CA395 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87934/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87934 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA395 ## Probable cause The pilot's delayed action to arrest a loss of altitude on short final, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and collision with a fence post. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech C-50, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=1152510), [All aircraft, 894 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech C-50, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1152510), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech C-50, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=1152510), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: fence/fence post](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Beech C-50, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/cases.md?model=1152510), [All aircraft, 313 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022047/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of lift](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech C-50, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500/sequence.md?model=1152510), [All aircraft, 252 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Beech C-50, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=1152510), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Beech C-50, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1152510), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that this was the first time landing his multi-engine airplane on his private grass airstrip. The flight handbook revealed that the required landing distance was about equal to the full length of the runway. The pilot reported performing a stabilized approach, with an intended touchdown point 200 feet down the runway. As he approached short final, the airplane began to sink, and he increased engine power. This did not arrest the descent, so he applied full engine power; however, the airplane touched down short of the runway and struck a fence post with the left wing, which resulted in substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation, and further stated that the accident could have been avoided if he had performed a go-around at the first indication of altitude loss. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that this was the first time landing his multi-engine airplane on his private grass airstrip. The flight handbook revealed that the required landing distance was about equal to the full length of the runway. The pilot reported performing a stabilized approach, with an intended touchdown point 200 feet down the runway. As he approached short final, the airplane began to sink, and he increased engine power. This did not arrest the descent, so he applied full engine power; however, the airplane touched down short of the runway and struck a fence post with the left wing, which resulted in substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation, and further stated that the accident could have been avoided if he had performed a go-around at the first indication of altitude loss. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N212G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212G), registered now, S/N CH-331, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH C-50 - Registry model: [Beech C-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-50) (registry code 1152510) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: CH-331 - Year built: 1955 - Airframe hours: 5720 - Engines: LYCOMING GO-480 SERIES 295 horsepower reciprocating; LYCOMING GO-480 SERIES 295 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Bailey Orin A - Registered owner: Bailey Orin A - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 15, 2013, 5 hours before - Departed: KMAN, Nampa, ID - Destination: PVT, Homedale, ID - Airport: PVT, Private, runway 22, 1,400 × 75 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Auto-pilot, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 79; injuries: none; airline transport, flight engineer, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 13, 2013; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 25,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 15,000 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 0.3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken - Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: KMAN, 27 nm away ## 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 20130901016339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130901016339A), Sep 1, 2013: Beech C-50, Homedale, ID, Substantial damage. The pilot was attempting to land the Beech C-50 twin engine on his 1400' private airstrip for the first time. According to the pilot, the aircraft was being… ## Docket (6 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 2, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87934. 6.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40404097&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1 - Airstrip View to the Northeast (item 2, .PDF, 94 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40404098&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20Airstrip%20View%20to%20the%20Northeast-Master.PDF - Photo 2 - Approach End of Runway (item 3, .PDF, 161 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40404099&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20-%20Approach%20End%20of%20Runway-Master.PDF - Photo 3 - Left Wing Leading Edge Damage (item 4, .PDF, 115 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40404100&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%203%20-%20Left%20Wing%20Leading%20Edge%20Damage-Master.PDF - Photo 4 - Left Wing Damage (item 5, .PDF, 90 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40404101&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%204%20-%20Left%20Wing%20Damage-Master.PDF - Flight Handbook Excerpts (item 6, .PDF, 4.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40404108&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Flight%20Handbook%20Excerpts-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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