Beechcraft 58 N12LK
22 February 2011 · Prospect Heights, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 February 2011 at about 02:00 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N12LK was involved in an accident near Prospect Heights, Illinois, United States. One person was 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 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Prospect Heights, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chicago Executive Airport (PWK)
- Coordinates
- 42.1142, -87.9014
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 58
- Registration
- N12LK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Valparaiso → Prospect Heights
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CEN11CA208
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that during the landing, he misjudged the airplane's height above the runway. He flared the airplane too soon and it touched down hard. The airplane slid down the runway and came to rest upright. During the accident sequence, the airplane sustained damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 58 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2011 | Beechcraft 58 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Precision AG & Seed Services LLC | Fatal | 4 |
| 6 Jan 2011 | Beechcraft 58P | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | William E Scott | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Mar 2011 | Beechcraft 58 | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | Jet Logistics, Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 May 2011 | Beechcraft 58 | Murphy, North Carolina, United States | Friendship Flying Service Inc | Fatal | 4 |
| 11 Nov 2011 | Beechcraft 58 | Connersville, Indiana, United States | Sky Castle Aviation LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 2011 | Beechcraft 58 | Patrimonio Regina City, Brazil | - | Fatal | 3 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2011 | Boeing B-17G | Oswego, Illinois, United States | Liberty Foundation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2011 | Beechcraft B200 | Waukegan, Illinois, United States | Pontiac Flight Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2011 | Hamlin John D CH701 | Paxton, Illinois, United States | Shawn D, Bennett | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2011 | Boeing 737-7Q8 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Southwest Airlines Co | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2011 | Learjet 45 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Air Clayco Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2011 | Cessna 140 | Monmouth, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |