Yoakum Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Yoakum, Texas 77995
Friday, December 30, 2005 12:30 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The 1,559-hour private pilot was on a 247-nautical mile cross-country flight. The pilot reported that prior to arriving at his final destination, the Automated Weather Observing System reported that instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions prevailed throughout the area. He then contacted the local Flight Service Station (FSS) on the radio to inquire about the closest Visual Fight Rules (VFR) weather conditions. The FSS informed the pilot that the nearest location would be at Yoakum, Texas. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector who responded to the accident scene reported that the pilot flew to Yoakum, Texas, and landed "on the latter end of Runway 13" Runway 13 was reported to be a 3,445-feet long by 60-feet wide asphalt runway. The inspector added that after touchdown, the low-wing tricycle gear airplane departed the left side of the runway and traveled approximately 80-yards, up an embankment, through a barbed wire perimeter fence, across a highway and through a second barbed wire fence. The airplane came to rest upright in a pasture. The pilot reported the wind at T85 were light and variable.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's misjudged distance/speed which resulted in an overrun.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/30/2005
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1230
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City Yoakum
Event State TEXAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 77995
Event Date Year 2005
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 291828N
Event Location Longitude 0970811W
Event Location Airport Yoakum Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID T85
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 365
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID --
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation --
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator Variable
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator Light and Variable
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 19508
NTSB Notification Source FAA Comm Center
NTSB Notification Date Dec 30 2005 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Apr 25 2006 11:00AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\JOHB
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Houston, Texas

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5765N
NTSB Number DFW06CA047
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Mooney
Aircraft Model M20J
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 24-1482
Certified Max Gross Weight 2740
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
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 Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 1 2005 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 12
Airframe Hours 665
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Killebrew, Inc.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 3511 Silverside Rd Ste 105
Aircraft Owner City Willmington
Aircraft Owner State DE
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 19810
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Milton A. Killebrew
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 6032 COUNTRY CLUB DR
Operator City Victoria
Operator State TX
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 77904
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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 ADS
Departure City Addison
Departure State TX
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1100
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code VCT
Destination City Victoria
Destination State TX
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Approach - VFR pattern - final approach
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 31 2006 11:55AM
User who most recently changed record CASH
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 13
Runway Length 3445
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --