Beechcraft C23 N9738L

Summary

On 5 October 2005 at about 15:00 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N9738L was involved in an accident near Higginsville, Missouri, 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

5 October 2005 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Higginsville, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

39.0728, -93.6775

Aircraft

Beechcraft C23

Registration

N9738L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marshall → Higginsville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06CA007

Nobody was injured.

The airport operator's failure to properly mark the runway construction project, the exposed lip at the runway end, and the pilot's failure to obtain NOTAM information prior to the flight. A factor was the inadequate marking of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was damaged when it landed on the un-paved portion of a runway under construction and struck the end of the existing runway. All three landing gear were separated from the airplane. In a written statement, the pilot stated that he landed on the un-finished portion of a runway extension that was approximately 8 inches lower than the existing runway. He stated that there were no markings visible from the air to indicate that the extension was not useable. Plywood chevrons were placed in the grass adjacent to the sides of the runway extension. There were no markings on the new runway extension. The runway extension project was listed in a notice to airmen (NOTAM).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.