Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Jack Edwards Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Gulf Shores, Alabama 36547
Sunday, March 27, 1994 13:55 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE PILOT REPORTED CHECKING THE SECURITY OF THE NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR DURING HIS INITIAL PREFLIGHT, BUT SUSPECTS THAT HIS WIFE MAY HAVE OPENED THE DOOR WHILE HE WAS PARKING HIS CAR. DURING TAKEOFF ON RWY 17, AT 50 TO 100 FT AGL, THE NOSE DOOR CAME OPEN. HE STATED THAT THE LEFT WING TRIED TO DROP, AND HE CORRECTED WITH OPPOSITE AILERON AND RUDDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE DOOR. HE LEFT THE GEAR EXTENDED. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. HE ESTIMATED THE SURFACE WINDS TO BE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 KTS, WITH GUSTS. HE REPORTED THAT HE LOST SPEED IN THE BASE TURN, AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEFT WING LOW, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT ATTITUDE AND BURNED. AN INSPECTION OF THE NOSE DOOR REVEALED THAT THE TWO LATCHES WERE OPEN, AS WAS THE KEY LOCK. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT REACHED A STEEP BANK ANGLE PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE MANUFACTURER PERFORMED FLIGHT TESTS ON A SIMILAR AIRCRAFT WITH THE NOSE DOOR OPEN, AND FOUND NO AIRCRAFT CONTROL DEGRADATION.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE BASE TURN. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT, HIGH WINDS WITH GUSTS AT THE AIRPORT, AND THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION DUE TO THE OPEN BAGGAGE DOOR.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 3/27/1994 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1355 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | GULF SHORES |
| Event State | ALABAMA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 36547 |
| Event Date Year | 1994 |
| Event Date Month | 3 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | JACK EDWARDS |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | AL15 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 17 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1355 Central Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 75 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | NPA |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 30 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 19 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 2200 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 6 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 25 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 20 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 160 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 10 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 18 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | 1 |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 1051 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Mar 27 1994 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1545 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 6 2000 10:47AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N200DL |
| NTSB Number | ATL94FA071 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | Unknown |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BEECH |
| Aircraft Model | 58TC |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 58TC |
| Aircraft Serial Number | TK-34 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 6100 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 6 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Mar 18 1994 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 4 |
| Airframe Hours | 2114 |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | CALLAHAN, JOEL T. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 5725 HIGHWAY 39N |
| Aircraft Owner City | MERIDIAN |
| Aircraft Owner State | MS |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 39305 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | CALLAHAN, JOEL T. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | 5725 HIGHWAY 39N |
| Operator City | MERIDIAN |
| Operator State | MS |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 39305 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | AL15 |
| Departure City | |
| Departure State | |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1355 |
| Departure Time Zone | CST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | MEI |
| Destination City | MERIDIAN |
| Destination State | MS |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Takeoff |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:34AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 27 |
| Runway Length | 5400 |
| Runway Width | 100 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |