# Accident 20040429030549A: Beech D95A, Athens, GA, April 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2004, 17:45 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Athens/Ben Epps Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9483° N, 83.3261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9483&lon=-83.3261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7908M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7908M-2005-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D95A (registry code 1153408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 30 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040429030549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 02 AT ATHENS GA (AHN). UNABLE TO DETERMINE TOUCHDOWN POINT. FROM BRAKE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY IT APPEARS THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE WORKED PROPERLY AND THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 02 WHERE IT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL04CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA101), Apr 29, 2004: Beech D95A (N7908M), Athens, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of airspeed and distance which resulted in an overshoot of the runway and collision with ground. The tailwind was a factor.

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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