Beech 58 accident near Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, July 12, 2024
On July 12, 2024 at about 1:45 pm local time, a 1982 Beech 58, registered N5VV, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Pisgah Forest, North Carolina (Transylvania Community Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain proper altitude and airspeed on final approach, resulting in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the airplane.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 12, 2024 · about 1:45 pm local time
- Place
- Pisgah Forest, North Carolina · Transylvania Community Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 58, built 1982 · all 58s on the register
- Registration
- N5VV · no longer on the register · serial TH1334
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was flying his airplane to his home airport following an annual inspection. Ground operations and the preflight inspection were routine, and the weather was “clear and calm.” During the takeoff roll and shortly after takeoff, he noticed that the engines were not running smoothly. Rather than continue over the mountains to his destination, he elected to return to the departure airport. As he set up for landing, he was anxious and “high and a little fast” on the approach. After touchdown, the airplane bounced and veered slightly left as he applied the brakes and retarded the throttles. The airplane departed the end of the runway, the nose landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed down in the grass. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that the propellers contacted the ground and the lower fuselage and right wing root were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot further stated that he did not fly a stabilized final approach.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing area overshoot during landing defining event
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Altitude › Not attained/maintained
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Airspeed › Not attained/maintained
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,805 hours in all; 1,493 in this make and model; 14 in the last 90 days; 5 in the last 30 days; 2,602 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: October 5, 2023
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,400 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 12, 2024; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Continental IO-520-CB (piston); 4,400 hours total
- Engine 2: Continental IO-520-CB (piston); 4,400 hours total
The flight
- Destination: AVL Asheville NC
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9, 2,901 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.19 inHg
- Observation at 10:54 am from KAVL, 11 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR KAVL 121454Z 35005KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02720167 51006
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 4 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
Photograph 1 – Main Wreckage
Photograph 2 – Lower Fuselage and Right Wing
Photograph 3 – Main Wreckage
Photograph 4 – Right Side of FuselageThe NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
3 documents, released by the NTSB on September 27, 2024. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | NTSB Memorandum of Record - Pilot Interview | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Investigation Photographs | PDF, 5 pages · our copy | View Download |
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