Boyceville Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Boyceville, Wisconsin 54725
Wednesday, July 21, 1993 18:10 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRPLANE TOUCHDOWN PAST MID-POINT OF THE RUNWAY AT A HIGH SPEED. JUST PRIOR TO REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THEY RECALLED HEARING THE ENGINE SPEED UP AND SEEING THE AIRPLANE LIFTOFF. THE AIRPLANE THEN STRUCK A PICKUP TRUCK TRAVELING ON THE NEARBY PERIMETER ROAD, BOUNCED OFF THE PICKUP AND STRUCK TERRAIN. THE AIRPLANE IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT FIRE. THE WITNESSES SAW THE PILOT WALK OUT OF THE FLAMES AND COLLAPSE. THE PILOT TOLD ONE WITNESS 'I CAME IN TOO FAST AND RAN OUT OF RUNWAY.'

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

the failure of the pilot to attain the proper touchdown point, and his failure to perform a go-around.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/21/1993
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1810
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City BOYCEVILLE
Event State WISCONSIN
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 54725
Event Date Year 1993
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport BOYCEVILLE AIRPORT
Event Location Nearest Airport ID WI20
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 960
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation 1752 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 106
Weather Observation Facility ID EAU
Elevation of weather observation facility 907
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 25
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 25000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Thin Broken
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 20
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 25
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 11
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 90
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
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 --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1654
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jul 21 1993 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1845
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 11 2000 1:27PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N3578R
NTSB Number CHI93LA269
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 None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model A23
Aircraft Series Identifier A23
Aircraft Serial Number M-758
Certified Max Gross Weight 2350
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 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ARNOLD E. SWANSON
Aircraft Owner Street Address 6998 DELANEY AVENUE, EAST
Aircraft Owner City INVER GROVE HT
Aircraft Owner State MN
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 55076
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name ARNOLD E. SWANSON
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 6998 DELANEY AVENUE, EAST
Operator City INVER GROVE HTS
Operator State MN
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 55076
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
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 0
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
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 4
Runway Length 2800
Runway Width 40
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --