# Incident 19960131003279I: Beech 58TC, Palo Alto, CA, January 31, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1996, 17:43 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2102L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2102L-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58TC (registry code 1152746, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58TC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 317 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960131003279I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT: MR. JACK NYCE STATED THAT ON JANUARY 31, 1996, AT 1743 PST, BEECHCRAFT AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N2102L, TOUCHED DOWN AT PALO ALTO AIRPORT, BY THE RUNWAY VASI LIGHTS. UPON INITIAL APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES THE PILOT DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS INOPERATIVE, THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE PLUS FULL LEFT RUDDER TO MAINTAIN THE AIRCRAFT ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT/MUD. THIS CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY TO SHEAR-OFF PERMITTING BOTH PROPELLERS TO CONTACT THE GROUND. REQUESTED M OR D ON REASON FOR BRAKE FAILURE WHEN CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED. NO PILOT DEVIATION INVOLVED AND NO 8020-11 WAS GENERATED. THIS CONCLUDES THIS INVESTIGATION AND THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N2102L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020802024389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020802024389A), Aug 2, 2002: Beech 58TC (N2102L), Avalon, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) [privacy data omitted] wind was reported to have been 240 degrees at eight knots. The automated surface observing system (a.s.o.s.) reported the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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