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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A35 · Skagway, AK · June 23, 1998

Date: June 23, 1998 · 13:35 local
Place: Skagway, AK
Airport: Skagway Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N575B
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC98LA084
Reported as: Beech A35
Reported engine: Continental E2258
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,130 total475 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N575BRegistration cancelled Apr 12, 1999 · Beech A35S/N D-1594 Airframe modelBeech A35

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What happened

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Pilot flared high. CFI right seat unable to prevent hard landing. No license on person. Careless and reckless ops. (.4)the certificated commercial pilot, and the pilot rated passenger, were landing at their destination airport. The pilot was flying the airplane from the right seat, and was the sole manipulator of the controls. The airplane's right seat rudder pedals can be stowed against the floor when not in use. The pilot reported the airplane touched down, and about 1/2 down the runway, began to veer to the left. The pilot said the airplane's right side rudder pedals were not locked into an operable position, and he could not control the rudder or nose wheel steering. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, traveled through a fence, and then struck the corner of a residence. No persons on the ground were injured.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLARED HIGH. CFI RIGHT SEAT UNABLE TO PREVENT HARD LANDING. NO LICENSE ON PERSON. CARELESS AND RECKLESS OPS. (.4)THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, AND THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER, WERE LANDING AT THEIR DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE FROM THE RIGHT SEAT, AND WAS THE SOLE MANIPULATOR OF THE CONTROLS. THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT SEAT RUDDER PEDALS CAN BE STOWED AGAINST THE FLOOR WHEN NOT IN USE. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, AND ABOUT 1/2 DOWN THE RUNWAY, BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT SIDE RUDDER PEDALS WERE NOT LOCKED INTO AN OPERABLE POSITION, AND HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE RUDDER OR NOSE WHEEL STEERING. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED THROUGH A FENCE, AND THEN STRUCK THE CORNER OF A RESIDENCE. NO PERSONS ON THE GROUND WERE INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC98LA084Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSkagway, AKThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision to ensure the rudder pedals were locked in an operable position.Jun 23, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N575B · 2

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

Accident 19931030041179AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Billings, MTBounced twice on crosswind landing tried to go around. Lost directional control and impacted terrain.Oct 30, 1993 · Substantial damage Incident 19790928049809IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Powell, WYPilot attempted to retract flaps after touchdown. Retracted the gear instead.Sep 28, 1979 · Minor damage