Beechcraft BE36 N540Q

Summary

On 3 July 2003 at about 21:00 local time, a Beechcraft BE36 registered N540Q was involved in an accident near Block Island, Rhode Island, United States. 4 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

3 July 2003 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Block Island, Rhode Island, United States

Coordinates

41.1667, -71.5678

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE36

Registration

N540Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lumberton → Block Island

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC03CA149

Nobody was injured.

The pilot misjudged speed and distance while landing, which resulted in an overrun. A factor in the accident was a wet runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot performed a circling approach to the 2,501-foot-long asphalt runway. He stated that the airplane touched down within the first 100 feet of the runway, and then hydroplaned off the end. An airport operations manager witnessed the airplane touch down at a high right of speed, about 800 feet beyond the approach end of the runway. The airplane traveled off the end of the runway and struck a fence. The operations manager also noted the weather as: ceiling 300 feet, visibility 1/4 mile, and heavy rain. The reported weather about the time of the accident was: wind from 160 degrees at 9 knots; visibility 1.25 miles; ceiling 300 feet broken, 900 feet overcast; temperature 68 degrees F; dew point 66 degrees F; altimeter 29.86 inches Hg.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.