Beechcraft A23 N1435L

Summary

On 20 June 2004 at about 14:40 local time, a Beechcraft A23 registered N1435L was involved in an accident near Columbia, Tennessee, United States. One person was 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

20 June 2004 at 14:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbia, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Hunter Field (PVT)

Coordinates

35.6972, -86.9569

Aircraft

Beechcraft A23

Registration

N1435L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbia/Mount → Maury County

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL04CA136

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during climb and the pilot's failure to execute a go-around before completing the approach to land.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot established an approach to land on runway 23 with full flaps, he landed just past the threshold. The pilot stated he had landed with too much airspeed and retracted his flaps to help with his braking. He then decided that he did not have enough runway left to make a full stop landing and applied full power in an attempt to make a go-around. The pilot reports that the airplane cleared the end of the runway with a slight climb and collided with the trees on the departure end of the runway. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane during the flight. The pilot reported in the recommendation section of the pilot report that " the decision to go around should have been made earlier and flaps should have been re-lowered to assist in lift."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.