Beechcraft 58P N6412X

Summary

On 1 September 2001 at about 00:30 local time, a Beechcraft 58P registered N6412X was involved in an accident near Theodosia, Missouri, United States. 5 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.

Date

1 September 2001 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Theodosia, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Lost Mine (MO56)

Coordinates

36.5708, -92.6599

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58P

Registration

N6412X

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Addison → Theodosia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI01LA299

Nobody was injured.

Diminished braking action due to standing water on the runway. A factor associated with the accident was the ditch which the airplane contacted.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane contacted a drainage ditch off the end of the runway after hydroplaning during the landing. The pilot reported that he circled prior to landing to wait for a rain shower to pass over the airport. He reported the airplane touched down on the first 500 feet of runway and that it was not decelerating as usual during the landing roll. The pilot reported there was more standing water on the runway than he had anticipated which resulted in "almost zero braking capacity." The pilot reported he elected to continue the landing rather than attempt a go-around into the rising terrain off the departure end of the runway. The pilot reported, "I held the yoke full bake, pumped the brakes through several episodes of hydroplaning and concentrated on maintaining control of the aircraft, slowing it down, and steering it to the least damaging area of the overrun."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.