Hillsboro Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Hillsboro, Texas 76645
Saturday, September 17, 2011 11:45 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

While landing, the airplane touched down short of the runway, the left main landing gear impacted the edge of the runway and collapsed, and the airplane departed the edge of the runway into a culvert. The airplaneā€™s left wing sustained substantial damage.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway undershoot.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/17/2011
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1145
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Hillsboro
Event State TEXAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 76645
Event Date Year 2011
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 320501N
Event Location Longitude 0970550W
Event Location Airport Hillsboro Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID KINJ
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 686
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1155 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID KINJ
Elevation of weather observation facility 686
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 3100
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 29
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 21
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 170
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 9
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 16
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.07
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KINJ 171655Z AUTO 17009G16KT 10SM SCT031 SCT
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) 29165
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 6 2011 11:56AM
User who most recently changed record andj
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N125A
NTSB Number CEN11CA655
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model B90
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number LJ-360
Certified Max Gross Weight 9650
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 --
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 9254
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name BRIGMAN IVAN T
Aircraft Owner Street Address PO BOX 571
Aircraft Owner City MAYPEARL
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 76064-0571
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name BRIGMAN IVAN T
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address PO BOX 571
Operator City MAYPEARL
Operator State TX
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 76064-0571
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
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) Skydiving
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code KINJ
Departure City Hillsboro
Departure State TX
Departure Country USA
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code KINJ
Destination City Hillsboro
Destination State TX
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 24 2011 3:40PM
User who most recently changed record aguj
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 16
Runway Length 3998
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --