Beechcraft A23-19 N5665S

Summary

On 14 May 2000 at about 17:00 local time, a Beechcraft A23-19 registered N5665S was involved in an accident near Holmen, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 May 2000 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Holmen, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Holland Air Park (36WI)

Coordinates

43.9503, -91.2508

Aircraft

Beechcraft A23-19

Registration

N5665S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Reedsburg → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA136

1 person was seriously injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind, along with the runway light, windsock, garden, and swimming pool that the airplane contacted.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot performed a go-around due to the crosswind condition during his first landing. He reported a gust of wind lifted the airplane during the second landing which resulted in the airplane traveling off the right side of the runway. The airplane contacted a runway light, a wind sock, a garden, and shrubs. The right wing then contacted a maple tree which yawed the airplane to the right and it came to rest in a swimming pool. The inspector reported the residence where the swimming pool was located was approximately 150 to 200 feet from the runway. Wind reported at LaCrosse, Wisconsin, 11 miles south of the accident site, at 1150 cdt, were from 300 degrees at 15 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.