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| Date: | Friday 3 August 2018 |
| Time: | 10:25 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 58 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N59PR |
| MSN: | TH-1940 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenville Downtown Airport, SC (GMU) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Charleston International Airport, SC (CHS/KCHS) |
| Greenville Downtown Airport, SC (GMU/KGMU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The pilot failure to attain the proper touchdown point on a wet runway, which resulted in insufficient runway remaining to safely stop the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=59PR
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N59PR
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Media:
@hallschophouse owner on plane that crashed in @Greenville_SC at Downtown airport this morning. He and a friend were onboard but are okay. pic.twitter.com/unOzlTWWa0
— Cody Alcorn (@CodyAlcorn) 3 août 2018
For a full gallery of photos on this morning\'s plane crash at the Greenville Downtown Airport, refer to our Facebook page. #gvlpd pic.twitter.com/Z1hl2DXFDH
— Greenville SC Police (@GvlPD) 3 août 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2018 14:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Aug-2018 14:54 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 03-Aug-2018 14:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2018 14:58 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2018 18:49 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, ] |
| 03-Aug-2018 19:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Damage, ] |
| 03-Aug-2018 19:28 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2018 19:29 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 03-Aug-2018 19:38 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 04-Aug-2018 08:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Oct-2019 18:11 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 01-Oct-2019 19:52 | harro | Updated [Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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