Private Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Homedale, Idaho 83628
Sunday, September 1, 2013 8:30 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that this was the first time landing his multi-engine airplane on his private grass airstrip. The flight handbook revealed that the required landing distance was about equal to the full length of the runway. The pilot reported performing a stabilized approach, with an intended touchdown point 200 feet down the runway. As he approached short final, the airplane began to sink, and he increased engine power. This did not arrest the descent, so he applied full engine power; however, the airplane touched down short of the runway and struck a fence post with the left wing, which resulted in substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation, and further stated that the accident could have been avoided if he had performed a go-around at the first indication of altitude loss.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's delayed action to arrest a loss of altitude on short final, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and collision with a fence post.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/1/2013
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 830
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City Homedale
Event State IDAHO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 83628
Event Date Year 2013
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 433340N
Event Location Longitude 1165837W
Event Location Airport Private
Event Location Nearest Airport ID PVT
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 2427
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 835 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 90
Weather Observation Facility ID KMAN
Elevation of weather observation facility 2537
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 27
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 7000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 5000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 8
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 7
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 280
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.02
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KMAN 011435Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM FEW050 BKN070
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) 32154
NTSB Notification Source FAA LAX ROC
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 2 2013 12:25PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N212G
NTSB Number WPR13CA395
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 BEECH
Aircraft Model C-50
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number CH-331
Certified Max Gross Weight 4754
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 6
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jun 15 2013 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 5
Airframe Hours 5720
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type C126
Aircraft Owner Name BAILEY ORIN A
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City HOMEDALE
Aircraft Owner State ID
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 83628-3654
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name BAILEY ORIN A
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City HOMEDALE
Operator State ID
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 83628-3654
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 KMAN
Departure City Nampa
Departure State ID
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 810
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code PVT
Destination City Homedale
Destination State ID
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 2 2013 12:25PM
User who most recently changed record coos
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 22
Runway Length 1400
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --