# Accident 20060211002989A: Cessna 501, Fort Pierce, FL, February 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2006, 21:15 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4950° N, 80.3683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4950&lon=-80.3683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501DR-2014-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 501 (registry code 2076603, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-501) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ44-2A (registry code 66004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj44-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 501
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 475 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060211002989A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA06LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA052), Feb 12, 2006: Cessna 501 (N501DR), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: mechanical binding of the normal brake system, rendering directional control impossible. Contributing factors were the improper overhaul, inadequate quality control procedures by the overhaul…

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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