Pilot Debrief

BEECH 58 near Griffin, GA — 2023-12-15

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Date
2023-12-15
Location
Griffin, GA, USA
Airport
8GA9
Aircraft
BEECH 58
Registration
N303RA
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s misidentification of a taxiway as the intended runway, which resulted in a collision with a utility pole and trees.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that his intended destination airport was Cedar Ridge Airport (GA62), Griffin, GA, but due to misidentification of the airport while airborne, he landed at Brook Bridge Aerodrome (8GA9), Vaughn, GA. He reported that he did not realize he was approaching the wrong airport until he was “too low and too slow.” The airplane touched down on a shared taxiway/driveway before impacting a utility pole with the left wing. Subsequently, the airplane spun and impacted trees resulting in substantial damage to the left wing, nose structure, and right wing. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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