Beechcraft 58P N5958P

Summary

On 16 June 2013 at about 06:30 local time, a Beechcraft 58P registered N5958P was involved in an accident near St Paul, Minnesota, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 June 2013 at 06:30

Classification

Accident

Location

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

St. Paul Downtown (STP)

Coordinates

44.9347, -93.0603

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58P

Registration

N5958P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Duluth → St Paul

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN13LA579

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a rejected landing, which resulted in a collision with an airport sign off the right side of the runway during the transition to the initial climb.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, after touching down, he realized that the airplane had landed long, so he chose to reject the landing. He then heard a "thump" during the initial climb, so he returned to the airport and landed the airplane. A postaccident examination revealed that the right side of the lower fuselage and cockpit floor had been damaged beneath the copilot/right-front passenger seat. Damage was also observed to an airport sign off the runway's right side. The pilot reported no preaccident failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and that no flight control issues occurred during the go-around after the impact with the airport sign.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.