# Accident 20010624023229A: Beech 77, Rock Hill, SC, June 24, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 24, 2001, 11:45 local time - Place: Rock Hill, SC - Airport: County Squire Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.9692° N, 81.0800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9692&lon=-81.0800&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3818D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3818D-2013-10-31) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 77 - Reported engine: LYC O235L2C - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 30 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA173) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010624023229A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON JUNE 24, 2001 AT 1145 EST, A BEECH SKIPPER, BE-77, N3818D ON LANDING AT THE COUNTRY SQUIRE AIRPORT (PRIVATE), ROCK HILL, SC, BOUNCED, LOST CONTROL AND SKIDDED TO A STOP AT THE DEPARTURE END COMING TO REST IN A DITCH. THE LANDING AND SUDDEN STOP AT THE DITCH, BENT THE NOSE WHEEL, LEFT WING AND CRINKLED THE FUSELAGE OF THE EMPENNAGE. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. (.19) ON JUNE 24, 2001, ABOUT 1145 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 77, N3818D, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NAMED COUNTY SQUIRE FIELD, NEAR ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 5 MINUTES EARLIER FROM ROCK HILL/YORK COUNTY BRYANT FIELD AIRPORT, ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT FOR HIS FIRST FLIGHT INTO THE GRASS STRIP. THE WINDSOCK INDICATED THAT THE WIND WAS VARIAB LE AT 6-7 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH. HE ELECTED TO LAND TO THE WEST AND MAINTAINED 60 KNOTS ON FINAL APPROACH WITH THE FLAPS FULLY EXTENDED. THE FLIGHT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 THE WAY DOWN THE 2,700-FOOT-LONG RUNWAY BUT ROLLED ABOUT 100 FEET BEFORE ALL LANDING GEARS WERE ON THE GROUND. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH HE FELT WERE EFFECTIVE AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO THE LEFT, WHICH HE CORRECTED BACK TO THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE THOUGHT ABOUT PERFORMING A GO-AROUND BUT DIDN'T THINK THE AIRPLANE WOULD CLEAR TREES AHEAD. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A DITCH OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT AN ESTIMATED 20 MILES PER HOUR. HE REPORTED THAT HE DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS A BRAKE MALFUNCTION. A METAR WEATHER OBSERVATION TAKEN AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT ABOUT 9 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT INDICATES IN PART THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 070 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS. THE ACCIDENT AIRSTRIP IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 5 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. (.4) ON JUNE 24, 2001, ABOUT 1145 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 77, N3818D, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING THE LAND ING ROLL AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NAMED COUNTY SQUIRE FIELD, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 5 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 5 MINUTES EARLIER FROM ROCK HILL/YORK COUNTY BRYANT FIELD AIRPORT, ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT FOR HIS FIRST FLIGHT INTO THE GRASS AIRSTRIP. THE WINDSOCK INDICATED THAT THE WIND WAS VARIABLE AT 6-7 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH. HE ELECTED TO LAND TO THE WEST AND MAINTAINED 60 KNOTS ON FINAL APPROACH WITH THE FLAPS FULLY EXTENDED. THE FLIGHT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 THE WAY DOWN THE 2,700-FOOT-LONG RUNWAY BUT BECAME AIRBORNE. THE AIRPLANE THEN TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND HE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH HE FELT WAS HAVING NO EFFECT ON STOPPING THE AIRPLANE. HE STATED, "I FELT AS THOUGH I WAS BEING PUSHED DOWN THE RUNWAY BY A TAILWIND." THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT WHICH HE CORRECTED BACK TO CENTERLINE BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE IT ROLLED INTO A 3-FOOT DITCH LOCATED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE REPORTED THAT HE DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS A BRAKE MALFUNCTION. A METAR WEATHER OBSERVATION TAKEN AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT ABOUT 9 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT INDICATES IN PART THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 070 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS. THE ACCIDENT AIRSTRIP IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 5 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. ## 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 MIA01LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA173), Jun 24, 2001: Beech 77 (N3818D), Rock Hill, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The poor weather evaluation by the pilot for landing with a tailwind and failure of the pilot to perform a go-around after the first bounced landing. ## Other reports on N3818D (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19871205069209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205069209I), Dec 5, 1987: Beech 77 (N3818D), Monroe, NC, Minor damage. Lost control on takeoff ground roll. Left runway. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.