North American NA-265-65 N65BT

Summary

On 15 October 2007 at about 04:50 local time, a North American NA-265-65 registered N65BT was involved in an accident near New Century, Kansas, 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

15 October 2007 at 04:50

Classification

Accident

Location

New Century, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

New Century Aircenter (IXD)

Coordinates

38.8308, -94.8903

Aircraft

North American NA-265-65

Registration

N65BT

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kansas City → New Century

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DEN08LA011

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors in this accident were the sudden wind shift, from calm to a gusty crosswind, the runway light, and the concrete pad.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane had just completed a corporate/executive flight and was being repositioned to its base. The captain, who was flying the airplane, said he saw the runway lights through light rain when they were 10 miles away from the airport. He intercepted and flew the visual approach slope indicator and landed on runway 18. The rain increased in intensity, and the airplane touched down approximately the 1,000-foot mark. The wind was from the southeast and gusting. As the captain selected reverse thrust, the wind shifted from the west. Directional control was lost and the airplane hydroplaned off the left side of the runway, striking a concrete pad and runway light. The nose landing gear was sheared off and the pressure vessel was compromised.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.