Beechcraft 58 N5VV

Summary

On 12 July 2024 at about 13:45 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N5VV was involved in an accident near Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, 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.

Date

12 July 2024 at 13:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Transylvania Community Airport (3NR3)

Coordinates

35.2703, -82.6442

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N5VV

Category

Airplane

Year built

1982

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Asheville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA321

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain proper altitude and airspeed on final approach, resulting in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was flying his airplane to his home airport following an annual inspection. Ground operations and the preflight inspection were routine, and the weather was “clear and calm.” During the takeoff roll and shortly after takeoff, he noticed that the engines were not running smoothly. Rather than continue over the mountains to his destination, he elected to return to the departure airport. As he set up for landing, he was anxious and “high and a little fast” on the approach. After touchdown, the airplane bounced and veered slightly left as he applied the brakes and retarded the throttles. The airplane departed the end of the runway, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed down in the grass. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that the propellers contacted the ground and the lower fuselage and right wing root were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot further stated that he did not fly a stabilized final approach.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.