Pilot Debrief

BEECH 58P near St Paul, MN — 2013-06-16

Final reportCEN13LA579
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Date
2013-06-16
Location
St Paul, MN, USA
Airport
STP
Aircraft
BEECH 58P
Registration
N5958P
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a rejected landing, which resulted in a collision with an airport sign off the right side of the runway during the transition to the initial climb.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, after touching down, he realized that the airplane had landed long, so he chose to reject the landing. He then heard a "thump" during the initial climb, so he returned to the airport and landed the airplane. A postaccident examination revealed that the right side of the lower fuselage and cockpit floor had been damaged beneath the copilot/right-front passenger seat. Damage was also observed to an airport sign off the runway's right side. The pilot reported no preaccident failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and that no flight control issues occurred during the go-around after the impact with the airport sign.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Human factors
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have executed a go-around earlier after realizing the long landing.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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