Beechcraft A36 N1801V

Summary

On 3 January 1993 at about 18:00 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N1801V, operated by Robert M. Ward, was involved in an accident near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 January 1993 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Gen. Mitchell (MKE)

Coordinates

42.9804, -87.9001

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N1801V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert M. Ward

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Terre Haute → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI93LA062

1 person had minor injuries.

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFORM AN ABORTED LANDING AND FAILURE TO SELECT A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT ON THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE END OF A RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A ROAD EMBANKMENT. THE PILOT HAD JUST LANDED FROM AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO THAT RUNWAY. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THE PILOT STATED HE FLEW THE ILS APPROACH MANUALLY AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL AIRSPEED, 110 KNOTS, AND HE HAD DIFFICULTY TRACKING THE GLIDE SLOPE. WHEN HE BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND ACQUIRED THE RUNWAY VISUALLY HE WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. HE ESTIMATED HE LANDED ON THE LAST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY. HE ESTIMATED HIS TOUCHDOWN SPEED WAS 80 TO 90 KNOTS. HE SAID HE THOUGHT THE OVERRUN WAS SMOOTH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.