What happened
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Over corrected swerves on landing roll. Exited runway into a ditch. (.4) during the landing rollout, the airplane departed the runway laterally and impacted a ditch 75 to 100 feet off the side of the runway. The pilot stated that, after a minor directional correction to the right, the aircraft would not respond to left steering inputs until full rudder was applied. At that time the aircraft entered an abrupt swerve to the left and departed the runway. (-23) upon landing on runway 17 at the Tulare Mefford field, Mr. Warren lost directional control of his Beechcraft sundowner aircraft, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. The aircraft landed just to the left of center line on runway 17, about 500 feet past the approach end of the runway. The pilot stated that after the nose wheel touched down and the aircraft was rolling out, he corrected the aircraft direction to the right in order to line up down the runway center line. Upon doing so, the pilot stated the aircraft veered to the right continuing all the way over to the right side of the runway. Where upon he corrected to the left and the aircraft veered to the left, crossed the runway at about a 45 degree angle, continued out through the dirt and into a ditch located about 200 feet to the left of the runway edge. Investigation at the accident scene, revealed tire marks for about 750 feet, going from the left side of center line, to the right edge of the runway and back across the runway and into a ditch. The aircraft came to rest on the FAR side of the ditch.
As the FAA filed it
OVER CORRECTED SWERVES ON LANDING ROLL. EXITED RUNWAY INTO A DITCH. (.4) DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY LATERALLY AND IMPACTED A DITCH 75 TO 100 FEET OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT, AFTER A MINOR DIRECTIONAL CORRECTION TO THE RIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO LEFT STEERING INPUTS UNTIL FULL RUDDER WAS APPLIED. AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN ABRUPT SWERVE TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. (-23) UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT THE TULARE MEFFORD FIELD, MR. WARREN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS BEECHCRAFT SUNDOWNER AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED JUST TO THE LEFT OF CENTER LINE ON RUNWAY 17, ABOUT 500 FEET PAST THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING OUT, HE CORRECTED THE AIRCRAFT DIRECTION TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO LINE UP DOWN THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE. UPON DOING SO, THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT CONTINUING ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WHERE UPON HE CORRECTED TO THE LEFT AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, CROSSED THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, CONTINUED OUT THROUGH THE DIRT AND INTO A DITCH LOCATED ABOUT 200 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY EDGE. INVESTIGATION AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE, REVEALED TIRE MARKS FOR ABOUT 750 FEET, GOING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF CENTER LINE, TO THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND BACK ACROSS THE RUNWAY AND INTO A DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE DITCH.
NTSB investigation
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