Beech 58 accident near Greenville, South Carolina, August 3, 2018
On August 3, 2018 at about 2:25 pm local time, a 2000 Beech 58, registered N59PR, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Greenville, South Carolina (Greenville Downtown airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot failure to attain the proper touchdown point on a wet runway, which resulted in insufficient runway remaining to safely stop the airplane.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 3, 2018 · about 2:25 pm local time · cases in 2018
- Place
- Greenville, South Carolina · Greenville Downtown · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 Undesignat, built 2000 · all 58s on the register
- Registration
- N59PR · registry record · serial TH-1940
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot in the multiengine airplane reported that, following an instrument approach, the airplane broke out of the clouds about 600 ft above ground level. The pilot reported that he was concerned that the airplane was too high for a safe landing on the wet runway, so he contacted air traffic control and requested to circle and land. The tower controller cleared the pilot to circle and land on a 4,000-ft-long runway. The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, as the airplane approached the last taxiway, the airplane slid and overran the runway end. The airplane then rolled down an embankment and impacted a chain link fence and trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. According to Federal Aviation Administration aviation safety inspectors, the airplane touched down with about 1,300 ft of runway remaining.
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
- Miscellaneous/other during landing (landing roll)
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Info processing/decision › Decision making/judgment › Pilot
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Descent/approach/glide path › Not attained/maintained
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Object/animal/substance › Fence/fence post › Contributed to outcome
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Object/animal/substance › Tree(s) › Contributed to outcome
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface › Wet surface › Effect on operation
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,707 hours in all; 44 in this make and model; 44 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2
- Seat: frt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 5,500 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: (piston); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Four D Llc
The flight
- Departed from: CHS Charleston SC at 1:00 pm
- Destination: GMU Greenville SC
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 28, 4,000 ft by 80 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 4 knots
- Sky: broken clouds at 800 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.14 inHg
- Observation at 2:25 pm from KGMU
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Photographs from the investigation 1 picture from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
The 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 May 9, 2019. 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 | Memorandum for Record - Pilot Statement | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Memorandum for Record - FAA Statement | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Photo | PDF, 1 page · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N59PR on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Beechcraft 58 Baron 1,295 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Beechcraft 6 aircraft on the register
- Engine: · as the NTSB recorded it
- Engine: · as the NTSB recorded it
- Greenville Downtown Airport · nearest airport
- Charleston Afb/Intl Airport · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in South Carolina 1,036 since 1982 · 173 in the last ten years
- South Carolina 3,112 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/GAA18CA467.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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