ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121849
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| Date: | Friday 22 April 2011 |
| Time: | 12:13 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 58 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Precision Ag |
| Registration: | N580EA |
| MSN: | TH-316 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4624 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 520 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 4204 K4 Highway, NE of Topeka, Kansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Scott City, KS (TQK) |
| Topeka, KS (TOP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was cleared for a localizer approach to the airport in instrument conditions. However, the pilot overshot the final approach course and decided to perform a missed approach. While climbing during the missed approach, the pilot requested and was cleared to fly a global positioning satellite (GPS) approach to the airport. The pilot was maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) to set up for the GPS approach when the airplane departed controlled flight and impacted terrain. The airplane fragmented and a postcrash fire ensued. Crush angles on fragmented pieces of the airplane indicated the airplane struck the ground in a left descending turn at high speed. Radar data showed the airplane maneuvering north-northeast of the airport in a left descending turn before it disappeared from radar. The weather conditions at the airport at the time of the accident were reported as a 500-foot overcast ceiling and 10 miles visibility. According to the pilot’s records, in the 5 months since he received his instrument rating, he had logged 0.7 hours of instrument time. His total time logged as flying in actual instrument conditions was 11 hours. Additionally, the pilot received his multiengine airplane rating 2 months before the accident and had logged 28.7 total hours of multiengine airplane flight time. It is likely that that the pilot became disoriented while maneuvering in IMC to set up for the GPS approach and lost control of the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s minimal experience flying in actual instrument conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N580EA/history/20110422/1530Z/KTQK/KTOP
https://www.yahoo.com/news/s/ap/20110422/ap_on_re_us/us_kansas_plane_crash
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ksnt.com/news/state/story/UPDATE-Authorities-release-names-of-crash-victims/4JUAh9brF0SrmsLWTeKTow.cspx]
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/232752-1213284538-45125bcbe11ae090ed5082b554b73a246028bae2/aircrafttype/BE58 (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2011 16:52 | bizjets101 | Added |
| 22-Apr-2011 21:39 | bizjets101 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2011 04:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 23-Apr-2011 09:49 | Angelwing | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:52 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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