# Accident 19990801028519A: Beech A36, Westminister, MD, August 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1999, 22:00 local time
- Place: Westminister, MD
- Airport: Carrol County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5690° N, 77.0008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5690&lon=-77.0008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6357Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990801028519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LANDING ON RUNWAY 34, AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN RIGHT TURN. PILOT STATED THAT RIGHT BRAKE MAY HAVE LOCKED, BUT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THAT.  THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT APPROX. 90 DEGREES, HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND SHEARED OFF THE NOSE GEAR.  THE NOSE GEAR ATTACH WEB, WHICH IS PRIMARY STRUCTURE, WAS DAMAGED.  THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY A 44709 RE-EXAMINATION RIDE ON 10/06/99. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLEW A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH, AND TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL.  THEN, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND INTO A DITCH.  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, AND A LOCAL MECHANIC, DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.  A MARYLAND STATE POLICE TROOPER OBSERVED SKID MARKS, LEFT ON THE RUNWAY BY ALL THREE LANDING GEARS.  ACCORDING TO THE TROOPER, THE MAIN GEAR SKID MARKS WERE ORIENTED 20 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN.

## 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 NYC99LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA192), Aug 2, 1999: Beech A36 (N6357Y), Westminster, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.

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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