# Accident 20030518012449A: Beech B300, Houston, TX, May 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: West Houston-Lakeside Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8181° N, 95.6725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8181&lon=-95.6725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2SM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030518012449A

## Narrative

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

(-23 2ND AMENDMENT) THE PILOT SAID HE ENTERED A RIGHT BASE TO RUNWAY 33 AND TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 33 WITH MORE THAN 3000 FEET REMAINING AND SAID THAT AT 50 TO 55 KNOTS THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY YAWED 60 TO 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE RECOVERED AND THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN SUDDENLY YAWED 60 TO 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND HE AGAIN RECOVERED AND THE AIRCRAFT STAYED ON THE RUNWAY. N2SM ULTIMATELY RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 33 AND STOPPED IN A DITCH 50 FEET FROM THE NORTH END OF THAT RUNWAY. SKID MARKS FOR ALL FOUR MAIN TIRES THAT START ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE DITCH. THOSE FOUR SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY FOR THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR LED DIRECTLY THROUGH THE GRASS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ACROSS THE NE END STUB TAXIWAY AND TO THE AIRCRAFT IN THE DITCH ON THE NORTH END. NTSB FORM 6120.1/2 COMPLETED BY THE PILOT STATES THAT FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER RELEASE BY THE FAA REPORTEDLY REVEALED THE RIGHT LOW PITCH SYSTEM WAS NOT COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED AND THE LEFT BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING/RUPTURED.

## 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 FTW03LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA154), May 18, 2003: Beech BE-300 (N2SM), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The severed hydraulic brake hoses induced a loss of braking action, which resulted in the pilot's failure to control the aircraft.

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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