# Accident 20030913023239A: Beech 58, Eureka, CA, September 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2003, 13:50 local time
- Place: Eureka, CA
- Airport: Kneeland Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7167° N, 123.9275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7167&lon=-123.9275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N258SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N258SJ-2007-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,900 total, 500 in this make and model, 515 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03CA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030913023239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN JUST AFTER THE NUMBERS ON RUNWAY 33. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FELT LIKE IT WAS BEING BUMPED OFF OF ITS MAIN GEAR UNEVENLY AND FAIRLY QUICKLY. AIRCRAFT BRAKING RESULTED IN THE MAIN TIRES SKIDDING IRREGULARLY SO PILOT OPTED TO ALLOW AIRCRAFT TO ROLL BACK AND SETTLE BEFORE APPLYING FURTHER BRAKES. PILOT ATTEMPTED BRAKING AGAIN WITH THE SAME AFOREMENTIONED RESULTS. PILOT DECIDED THAT A GO AROUND WOULD HAVE BEEN UNSAFE AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BY PUMPING THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT BY PERFORMING S TURNS APPROXIMATELY 200-300 FEET NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT ULTIMATELY OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT COMMENTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WEIGHT 5250 LBS WITH FUEL. AIRPORT INFO: RUNWAY LENGTH 2270 FT, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2737 FT. FSS WEATHER VMC, WINDS 22007 KTS, TEMP 30 DEGREES C (PILOT ESTIMATED), ALTIMETER 29.87.

## 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 LAX03CA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA286), Sep 13, 2003: Beech 58 (N258SJ), Kneeland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: poor braking action due to the undulating runway surface and crumbling asphalt resulting in an on ground encounter with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the necessity for the pilot to fly an…

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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