Beechcraft BE-58 N600U

Summary

On 6 October 2006 at about 19:45 local time, a Beechcraft BE-58 registered N600U, operated by Epps Air Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Annapolis, Maryland, 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

6 October 2006 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Lee (ANP)

Coordinates

38.9428, -76.5683

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE-58

Registration

N600U

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Epps Air Service Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlanta → Annapolis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07CA004

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper in-flight decision to attempt to land on the wet runway, which resulted in an overrun. Factors in the accident were rain, and the gusty wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the Beech BE-58 was attempting to land on runway 12, a 2,500-foot-long, 48-foot-wide, asphalt runway. The pilot reported that the airplane touched down with about 2,000 feet of runway remaining; however, he was not able to stop the airplane before it departed the end of the runway, and struck a pole. A witness reported that heavy rain was falling at the time of the accident, and he could see the airplane hydroplaning along the runway surface. Winds reported about 5 miles northeast of the accident site, about the time of the accident, were from 40 degrees at 11 knots, with 29 knot gusts. Review of an airport facility directory for the airport revealed that runway 12 was noted as "extremely slippery when wet."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.