Beechcraft 58 N59PR

Summary

On 3 August 2018 at about 14:25 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N59PR, operated by Four D Llc, was involved in an accident near Greenville, South Carolina, United States. 3 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

3 August 2018 at 14:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Greenville Downtown (GMU)

Coordinates

34.8481, -82.3500

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N59PR

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

2

Operator

Four D Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charleston → Greenville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA467

Nobody was injured.

The pilot failure to attain the proper touchdown point on a wet runway, which resulted in insufficient runway remaining to safely stop the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot in the multiengine airplane reported that, following an instrument approach, the airplane broke out of the clouds about 600 ft above ground level. The pilot reported that he was concerned that the airplane was too high for a safe landing on the wet runway, so he contacted air traffic control and requested to circle and land. The tower controller cleared the pilot to circle and land on a 4,000-ft-long runway. The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, as the airplane approached the last taxiway, the airplane slid and overran the runway end. The airplane then rolled down an embankment and impacted a chain link fence and trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. According to Federal Aviation Administration aviation safety inspectors, the airplane touched down with about 1,300 ft of runway remaining.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.