Beechcraft 58 N4558S
18 December 2000 · Huntingburg, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 December 2000 at about 23:15 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N4558S was involved in an accident near Huntingburg, Indiana, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntingburg, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Huntingburg (HNB)
- Coordinates
- 38.2903, -86.9495
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 58
- Registration
- N4558S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Meyers → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI01LA050
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The proper touchdown point not obtained/maintained by the pilot. Factors were the snow covered runway, the ice contaminated windshield, and the airport snow removal performed by the driver of the vehicle.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane landed 15 feet short of runway 09 following a go-around from an instrument approach. The pilot initiated a go-around when a snowplow entered the runway. The pilot reported that he made two position reports on the UNICOM frequency. The first report was 30 miles or 15 minutes from the airport and the second was 1 to 1-1/2 miles during the final approach. The driver of the snowplow reported only hearing the 15-minute call and heard a second transmission while the airplane was flying over him. The pilot stated that the airplane 'mushed' when power was reduced in an attempt to land on the 'numbers'. The pilot had the trailing edge flaps retracted. The pilot also stated that the windshield deice was working while en route but was not functioning during the approach. Approximately 1/2 of the windshield was contaminated by ice. A notice to airman indicated that braking action was poor with 0.25 inches of snow.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 58 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2000 | Beechcraft 58 | Decatur, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2000 | Beechcraft 58 | Hernando, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Mar 2000 | Beechcraft 58 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2000 | Beechcraft 58 | Festus, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 2000 | Beechcraft 58 | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States | Causey Aviation Service, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2000 | Beechcraft 58P | Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States | James C. Barnett | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2000 | Swearingen SA226TC | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Sep 2000 | Piper PA-31-325 | Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-22-150 | Salem, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2000 | Cessna 150L | Griffith, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2000 | Cessna 150G | Jasper, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Oct 2000 | Cessna 182 | Noblesville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |