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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A23A · Crystal River, FL · May 8, 2004

Date: May 8, 2004 · 14:00 local
Place: Crystal River, FL
Airport: Crystal River Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3659Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA04LA081
Reported as: Beech A23A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 141 total6 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N3659QRegistration cancelled May 2, 2007 · Beech A23AS/N M-1043 · Built 1967 Airframe modelBeech A23A Engine modelContinental IO-346 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 08, 2004, at approximately 1400 EDT, a Beech BE-23-A23A, N3659Q, registered to david m. velzke, collided with a drainage embankment adjacent to the taxiway after landing on runway 09. After touchdown the aircraft veered to the left leaving the runway, crossing the grass meridian and a taxiway. The aircraft collided with the embankment adjacent to the taxiway. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The personal flight had departed from pilot country airport (OX5) at approximately 1245 EDT on the same day.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 08, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 EDT, A BEECH BE-23-A23A, N3659Q, REGISTERED TO DAVID M. VELZKE, COLLIDED WITH A DRAINAGE EMBANKMENT ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAY AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 09. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT LEAVING THE RUNWAY, CROSSING THE GRASS MERIDIAN AND A TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE EMBANKMENT ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM PILOT COUNTRY AIRPORT (OX5) AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 EDT ON THE SAME DAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA04LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCrystal River, FLThe pilots failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in the airplane departing the runway and incurring damage.May 8, 2004 · Substantial damage