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FAA accident report · Cessna 501 · Fort Pierce, FL · February 11, 2006

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Date
February 11, 2006 · 21:15 local
Place
Fort Pierce, FL
Airport
St Lucie County International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N501DR
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA06LA052
Reported as
Cessna 501
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total475 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N501DRRegistration cancelled Oct 21, 2014 · Cessna 501S/N 501-0141 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 501Engine modelWilliams FJ44-2ATurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft landed and ran off to the right side of the runway. Aircraft landed on runway 9, runway is 6492' in length. The first discernable signs of contact on runway by the aircraft was at sign 200 A1 approximately 3500' down the runway. Tire marks indicated the aircraft was at an approximately 40 degree angle towards the right, the right main and nose tire were measured to be 18" apart at the closest point of contact. The nose tire had the chine worn off on the left side, and there was approximately 15' of heavy rubber skid marks on the runway from the right main tire. From landing to exiting to the right side of the runway, the aircraft went 1081', it then hit the grass where the nose tire and partial fork assembly broke off and was located in the grass at approx 20' from the edge of the runway. The aircraft then slid for an additional 276' before it came to rest; the position of the nose of the aircraft was 78' from the edge of the runway. The pilot stated he was unable to maintain directional control and aircraft went off runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND RAN OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 9, RUNWAY IS 6492' IN LENGTH. THE FIRST DISCERNABLE SIGNS OF CONTACT ON RUNWAY BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT SIGN 200 A1 APPROXIMATELY 3500' DOWN THE RUNWAY. TIRE MARKS INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT AN APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREE ANGLE TOWARDS THE RIGHT, THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE TIRE WERE MEASURED TO BE 18" APART AT THE CLOSEST POINT OF CONTACT. THE NOSE TIRE HAD THE CHINE WORN OFF ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15' OF HEAVY RUBBER SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY FROM THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE. FROM LANDING TO EXITING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT WENT 1081', IT THEN HIT THE GRASS WHERE THE NOSE TIRE AND PARTIAL FORK ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF AND WAS LOCATED IN THE GRASS AT APPROX 20' FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID FOR AN ADDITIONAL 276' BEFORE IT CAME TO REST; THE POSITION OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS 78' FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT WENT OFF RUNWAY.

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 MIA06LA052Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFort Pierce, FLmechanical binding of the normal brake system, rendering directional control impossible. Contributing factors were the improper overhaul, inadequate quality control procedures by the overhaul facility, and the rough terrain.Feb 12, 2006 · Substantial damage