On January 3, 1993, a Beech A36 (registration N1801V) operated by Robert M. Ward was involved in an aviation accident near Milwaukee, WI. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFORM AN ABORTED LANDING AND FAILURE TO SELECT A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT ON THE RUNWAY. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.
An airplane overran the runway after landing from an instrument approach and collided with a road embankment. The pilot reported flying the ILS approach at a higher than normal airspeed and landing on the last third of the runway.
Accident Overview
The accident airplane overran the end of a runway and collided with a road embankment. The pilot had just landed from an instrument approach to that runway. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed at the time.
Pilot Interview
In a telephone interview, the pilot stated that he flew the ILS approach manually at a higher than normal airspeed of 110 knots. He reported having difficulty tracking the glide slope. When he broke out of the clouds and acquired the runway visually, he was approximately one quarter of the way down the runway. He estimated that he landed on the last third of the runway. The pilot estimated his touchdown speed was 80 to 90 knots. He said he thought the overrun was smooth.
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