Beechcraft A-36 N53LE

Summary

On 9 May 1999 at about 16:30 local time, a Beechcraft A-36 registered N53LE was involved in an accident near Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States. 2 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

9 May 1999 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Blue Farm Strip (RLA)

Coordinates

43.3809, -93.9394

Aircraft

Beechcraft A-36

Registration

N53LE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Wayne → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA150

Nobody was injured.

The pilot not attaining a proper touchdown point and not performing a go around. Factors were the wet grass and the tailwin.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he could not determine the surface wind direction as he flew over the restricted landing area. The pilot said he touched down about halfway down the runway that was 2,500' long. The pilot said he could not stop on the wet grass and skidded off the runway, collided with an earthen berm, and skidded to a stop in the field next to the runway end. He said he realized he had landed long and downwind. The owner of the restricted landing area said he had no wind direction or landing direction indicator at his landing area.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.