# Accident 20150322005209A: Beech B23, Flagstaff, AZ, March 22, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2015, 11:10 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Pulliam Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1403° N, 111.6692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1403&lon=-111.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7628R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7628R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 21 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150322005209A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21.  WINDS AT 230 AT 13 GUST 20.  DURING ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING AIRCRAFT COMMENCED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. PILOT NOTED APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER  THEN RIGHT BRAKE BUT NO EFFECT WAS OBSERVED.PILOT STATED AFTER BRAKING ATTEMPT AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP ON NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR MOMENTARILY. PILOT THEN APPLIED FULL POWER AND ELEVATOR TO ATTEMPT TO REMOVE WEIGHT OFF OF NOSE AND ASSIST IN AIRCRAFT CONTROL.  AIRCRAFT EXITED OFF OF RUNWAY AND IMPACTED TWO PAPI LIGHTS.

## 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 WPR15LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA132), Mar 22, 2015: Beech B23 (N7628R), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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