Accident Beechcraft 60 N1887L, Saturday 22 January 1983

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Date:	Saturday 22 January 1983
Time:	13:50 LT
Type:	Beechcraft 60
Owner/operator:	Luckey Laboratories, Inc.
Registration:	N1887L
MSN:	P-388
Year of manufacture:	1976
Total airframe hrs:	1100 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming TIO-541-E1C4
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Watsonville, CA - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Apple Valley, CA (APV
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PILOT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR DURING A LANDING IN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS. HE HAD BEGUN A MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE DUE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WHEN HE NOTICED HE COULD STILL SEE THE RUNWAY AND DECIDED HE COULD MAKE A LANDING. HE SAID HE LANDED JUST BEYOND THRESHOLD BUT WITNESSES SAID HE LANDED 2/3 BEYOND THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE PILOT BLAMED HYDROPLANING FOR THE OVERRUN.

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