# NTSB WPR14CA067: Beech 58P, N53MT, Kalispell, MT, December 9, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 9, 2013, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Kalispell, MT - Coordinates: 48.30611, -114.253608 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3061&lon=-114.2536&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 23, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 88537 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR14CA067 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88537/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88537 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA067 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing sequence. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md) - [Temp/humidity/pressure: conducive to structural icing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031025): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Not specified; cases with it: [Beech 58P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031025/cases.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 103 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR go-around: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR go-around: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that just prior to landing he noted there was ice on the airplane's wings. He activated the de-ice boots and proceeded to land. During the landing flare, about 12 feet above the ground, the airplane buffeted and the nose lowered. The pilot added full power to initiate a go-around when the airplane stalled and the left wing impacted the ground. The pilot reduced power; the airplane touched down onto the runway and skidded off the left side of the runway before it came to a rest. During the accident sequence the airplane's left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that just prior to landing he noted there was ice on the airplane's wings. He activated the de-ice boots and proceeded to land. During the landing flare, about 12 feet above the ground, the airplane buffeted and the nose lowered. The pilot added full power to initiate a go-around when the airplane stalled and the left wing impacted the ground. The pilot reduced power; the airplane touched down onto the runway and skidded off the left side of the runway before it came to a rest. During the accident sequence the airplane's left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N53MT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53MT-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N TJ246, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 58P - Registry model: [Beech 58P](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (registry code 1152744) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TJ246 - Year built: 1980 - Airframe hours: 3383 - Engines: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER 325 horsepower reciprocating; CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER 325 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Kszt LLC - Registered owner: Kszt LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 27, 2013, 35 hours before - Departed: COE, Coeur D'Alene, ID - Destination: GPI, Kalispell, MT - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: GPI, Glacier Park Intl Airport, runway 2, 9,007 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; injuries: minor; airline transport, flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review July 26, 2013; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 3,600 total, 150 in this make and model, 3,300 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Pilot; age 36; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 27, 2013; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 833 total, 330 in this make and model, 700 as pilot in command, 27 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 7 °F, dew point 1 °F - Altimeter: 30.32 inHg - Observed at: GPI ## 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 20131209024059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131209024059A), Dec 9, 2013: Beech 58P, Kalispell, MT, Substantial damage. Tower operator - stated he had visual contact with the aircraft 7 miles out on the ILS, the approcach appeared to be normal. Stated the aircraft touched down,… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 21, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88537. 3.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40411319&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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