Newport State Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Newport, Rhode Island 02840
Friday, August 5, 1994 21:30 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

DURING LANDING, THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN RUNWAY 22, CROSSED A DITCH, AND STRUCK SOME APPROACH LIGHTS. THE PILOT REPORTED HE LANDED DOWNWIND AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE 3000-FOOT-LONG WET RUNWAY ABOUT 1000 FEET PAST THE APPROACH THRESHOLD. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's inflight planning/decision and failure to attain the proper touchdown point.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/5/1994
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 2130
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City NEWPORT
Event State RHODE ISLAND
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 02840
Event Date Year 1994
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport NEWPORT STATE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 2B4
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 172
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2115 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID PVD
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 1100
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) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 13
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 12
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 30
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 Moderate
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1504
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Aug 6 1994 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 40
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 6 2000 12:02PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N119RJ
NTSB Number NYC94LA150
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model 58P
Aircraft Series Identifier 58P
Aircraft Serial Number TJ464
Certified Max Gross Weight 6200
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 May 6 1994 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 147
Airframe Hours 1624
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name EDWARD J. HUDSON
Aircraft Owner Street Address 35 NORTH WYNDEN DRIVE
Aircraft Owner City HOUSTON
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 77056
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
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 No
Departure Airport Code PIA
Departure City PEORIA
Departure State IL
Departure Country
Departure Time 2115
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 2B4
Destination City
Destination State RI
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
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 22
Runway Length 3000
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --