Beechcraft 58 N58DL

Summary

On 31 July 2013 at about 17:00 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N58DL, operated by Randolph Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near New Bedford, Massachusetts, 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

31 July 2013 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

New Bedford Regional (EWB)

Coordinates

41.6767, -70.9583

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N58DL

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Randolph Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vineyard Haven → New Bedford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13CA355

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper decision to land in the displaced threshold, resulting in a collision with the approach lighting system.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was completing a short cross-country flight and planned a practice short field landing at the destination airport. He landed on his planned touchdown point, but did not take the height of the runway threshold lights into consideration. During the final approach, the airplane struck the approach lighting system at the 400 and 600-foot positions from the runway end. An inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration examined the airplane and confirmed substantial damage to the lower surface of the fuselage, including both wing bulkheads. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The runway had a 413-foot-long displaced threshold and the touchdown occurred near the front edge of the threshold.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.