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FAA accident report · Beech C35BEECH · West Milford, NJ · June 23, 2005

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Date
June 23, 2005 · 15:00 local
Place
West Milford, NJ
Airport
Greenwood Lake Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6908
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD05LA082
Reported as
Beech C35BEECH
Reported engine
Continental IO470N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
443 total14 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days
N6908Registration cancelled Apr 24, 2008 · Beech C35S/N D-3182 · Built 1952Airframe modelBeech C35Engine modelContinental E185 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) 6/23/2005, 15:00 Local time, runway 24, at 4N1 (Greenwood Lake Airport) West Milford, NJ 07480. Per the pilot's written and signed statement the a/c touched down and started veering left. The pilot applied full rudder and aileron to no effect. The pilot applied right brake to no effect either (no skid marks were noted on the runway or in the grass along side of the runway). Per the pilot it felt like there was no braking action. The plane caught the grass with the left wheel at the intersection of the runways. The a/c veered off into the ditch and hit the drain pipe (the l/h main gear and wheel and brake assembly were found at this location). The a/c hit the drain pipe, jumped over the taxiway entrance and came to rest in the ditch (the nose of the a/c was facing east). Post crash inspection of the brakes showed the following: the right brake was still attached to the a/c but the bleeder was sheared off during the landing. The left brake was attached to the left main gear which was sheared off of the a/c during the landing. The brake reservoir indicated clean fresh fluid was present in the dip stick. The dip stick was cleaned and the reservoir checked again and there was no indication of fluid.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 6/23/2005, 15:00 LOCAL TIME, RUNWAY 24, AT 4N1 (GREENWOOD LAKE AIRPORT) WEST MILFORD, NJ 07480. PER THE PILOT'S WRITTEN AND SIGNED STATEMENT THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN AND STARTED VEERING LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RUDDER AND AILERON TO NO EFFECT. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE TO NO EFFECT EITHER (NO SKID MARKS WERE NOTED ON THE RUNWAY OR IN THE GRASS ALONG SIDE OF THE RUNWAY). PER THE PILOT IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. THE PLANE CAUGHT THE GRASS WITH THE LEFT WHEEL AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE RUNWAYS. THE A/C VEERED OFF INTO THE DITCH AND HIT THE DRAIN PIPE (THE L/H MAIN GEAR AND WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY WERE FOUND AT THIS LOCATION). THE A/C HIT THE DRAIN PIPE, JUMPED OVER THE TAXIWAY ENTRANCE AND CAME TO REST IN THE DITCH (THE NOSE OF THE A/C WAS FACING EAST). POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES SHOWED THE FOLLOWING: THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE A/C BUT THE BLEEDER WAS SHEARED OFF DURING THE LANDING. THE LEFT BRAKE WAS ATTACHED TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WHICH WAS SHEARED OFF OF THE A/C DURING THE LANDING. THE BRAKE RESERVOIR INDICATED CLEAN FRESH FLUID WAS PRESENT IN THE DIP STICK. THE DIP STICK WAS CLEANED AND THE RESERVOIR CHECKED AGAIN AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FLUID.

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 IAD05LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWest Milford, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a collision with a drainage ditch.Jun 23, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6908 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19881031065789ILevel Off Touchdown · Bedford, MACleared for a straight in landing. Pilot forgot tolower gear and landed with the landing gear up.Oct 31, 1988 · Reported as Beech B35 · Minor damage