# Accident 19970710018179A: Beech 95B55, Murfreesboro, TN, July 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1997, 07:15 local time
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN
- Airport: Murfreesboro Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9798° N, 86.5108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9798&lon=-86.5108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45CW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45CW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970710018179A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LEFT BRAKE FAILED ON LANDING, ROLLED OFF THE RUNWAY. (-23) DURING LANDING AT MBT, RUNWAY 18/36 LENGTH 3898' AT 0715 LOCAL, PILOT MADE A NORMAL LANDING, APPLIED BRAKES, LEFT BRAKE FAILED, RIGHT BRAKE ENGAGED AND PULLED AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. PILOT ADDED A BOOST OF POWER TO THE RIGHT ENGINE TO KEEP AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AT A SLIGHT ANGLE AT THE 3,600 FOOT MARK, RIGHT PROPELLER HIT A DISTANT SIGN, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED, RAN OFF THE NED OF THE RUNWAY AT THE HOLD SPOT, HIT A LIGHT WITH THE BOTTOM OF RIGHT WING AND RIGHT AILERON, AND CAME TO REST ON A GRASSY SLOPE AT APPROXIMATELY 95' FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD. NO INJURIES. NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STRUT, S/M DAMAGE TO NOSE AREA, LEFT AND RIGHT KEEL BEAMS IN NOSE LANDING GEAR AREA WERE DAMAGED, MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTTOM OF RIGHT WING AND RIGHT AILERON, AND THE RIGHT AND LEFT ENGINE PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTIED AND THE BRAKE LINES HAD A SMALL AMOUNT OF FLUID IN THEM. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS SERVICED AND OPERATIONAL, CHECKED. SYSTEM CHECK GOOD AND NO LEAKS WERE D             ISCOVERED. AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS BY NTSB, NUMBER ATL97LA100.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL97LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA100), Jul 10, 1997: Beech 55 (N45CW), Murfreesboro, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the aircraft braking system due to low brake pressure resulting from the undetermined loss of brake fluid from the brake reservoir.

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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