# Accident 20130704014009A: Beech A23-19, Easton, PA, July 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2013, 17:00 local time
- Place: Easton, PA
- Airport: Braden Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7386° N, 75.2389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7386&lon=-75.2389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4785J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4785J-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-19 (registry code 1151212, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-19
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 266 total, 217 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130704014009A

## Narrative

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

PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, THE PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN FOR OVER 6 YEARS. HE DID NOT HOLD A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND HAD NOT ACCOMPLISHED A FLIGHT REVIEW WITHIN THE PRECEEDING 24 MONTH PERIOD. HIS MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE WITH THE AIRCRAFT WAS TO OCCASIONALLY TAXI IT AROUND THE AIRPARK. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, FOR UNEXPLAINED REASONS, THE PILOT DECIDED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT. HE TOOK OFF AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL APPROACH/FULL STOP LANDING ON RUNWAY 18. HE THEN TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 36, ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING ON THAT RUNWAY. RUNWAY 36 IS 1956X50 FEET, WITH A TOTAL WIDTH OF 165 FEET INCLUDING TURF. PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PILOT SAID THE WINDS REPORTED BY ALLENTOWN TRACON WERE 130/02; HOWEVER, FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE LANDING ACCIDENT, THE ALLENTOWN METAR SHOWED 23011G19KT, WHICH COMPUTES TO A MAXIMUM 12KT TAILWIND AND A 15KT CROSSWIND. ALLENTOWN IS APPROXIMATELY 11 NM SW OF N43. THE PILOT REPORTED HIS TURN TO FINAL PLACED THE AIRCRAFT IN POSITION TO LAND LONG AND FAST. HE LANDED ANYWAY, BUT AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE END OF RUNWAY 36, THE PILOT STEERED IT ON TO THE LEFT SIDE TURF AND DISCONTINUED BRAKING. THE AIRCRAFT WENT PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY, DROPPED 6 FEET DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT, STRUCK AN ASPHALT ROAD KNOCKING THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING END SPAR, FINALLY COMING TO REST ON THE LAWN BESIDE A BANK BUILDING WHICH WAS ACROSS THE ROAD.

## 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 ERA13CA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA315), Jul 4, 2013: Beech A23-19 (N4785J), Easton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to land with a tailwind condition and his lack of recent…

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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