NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC87LA052
Registry · N8827M
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH S35
Year of manufacture
1964 · 23 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19640213
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC289C
Registrant of record
NEWPORT ELITE LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PIC FLEW A TRAFFIC PATTERN THAT PLACED HIM LANDING LONG TO THE RWY AT BUTLER, MO. THE PIC PERCEIVED AN ENG FAILURE PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND AND ACTIVATED THE FUEL BOOST PUMP AND ADVANCED THE THROTTLE. THE PIC RPTD THE ENG FAULTERED AND QUIT. THE PIC WAS THEN FORCED TO LAND THE ACFT OFF AIRPORT. THE ENG IDLE SETTING WAS DETERMINED TO BE SET TOO LOW. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1987_MKC87LA052.txt.
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- NASA NTRS 2025 · Conference Paper
A Training Study to Improve Monitoring During A Go-Around
As part of an FAA program to improve go-around (GA) safety, we were asked to determine if we could improve the performance of the Pilot Monitoring (PM) during a GA maneuver.
- Flight Safety Foundation 2024 · FSF / AeroSafety World
Go-Around Safety Forum Findings
Foundation Go-Around Safety Forum technical findings — examines why pilots fail to execute go-arounds when criteria are met (stabilized approach gate not met, energy state out of envelope, traffic con…
- Semantic Scholar 2022 · Article (Journal of Safety Research)
Go-around accidents and general aviation safety.
INTRODUCTION Changes in General Aviation (GA) accident rates, specifically in the go-around phase, are examined by comparing the number of accidents, the proportion of fatal accidents, and the proport…
- Semantic Scholar 2021 · Article (Aerospace)
Classification and Analysis of Go-Arounds in Commercial Aviation Using ADS-B Data
Go-arounds are a necessary aspect of commercial aviation and are conducted after a landing attempt has been aborted. It is necessary to conduct go-arounds in the safest possible manner, as go-arounds …
- NASA NTRS 2021 · Accepted Manuscript (Version with final changes)
Go-Around Criteria Refinement for Transport Category Aircraft
Presently, airline pilots are trained to go around if, when lower than 500 ft above the ground, they are outside of a handful of parameters such as airspeed, position, and rate of descent.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Conference Paper
Validation of Proposed Go-Around Criteria Under Various Environmental Conditions
This paper evaluates the effects of environmental conditions on touchdown performance under varying approach states and validates proposed go-around criteria developed using data from a previously con…
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