# Accident 20151006016839A: Beech 58, Albany, GA, October 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2015, 19:00 local time
- Place: Albany, GA
- Airport: Southwest Georgia Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5358° N, 84.1867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5358&lon=-84.1867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25734, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 850 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151006016839A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/06/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 LOCAL TIME, PILOT OF BEECHCRAFT N25734, BARON B-58, LANDED AT ALBANY, GEORGIA AIRPORT (ABY) CLEARED ONTO TAXIWAY, PILOT NOTICE WHEN APPLYING LEFT BRAKE IT WAS SOFT, CONTINUE TAXI TO THRUSH AIRCRAFT COMPANY. APPROACHING THE ENTRANCE GATE TO THRUSH AIRCRAFT FACTORY THE MAIN BRAKES FAILED PILOT COULD NOT STOP AIRCRAFT, VEERED OFF RIGHT SIDE OF TAXI WAY RUNNING INTO THE PERIMETER FENCE OF THE AIRPORT.

## 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 ERA16LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA004), Oct 6, 2015: Beech 58 (N25734), Albany, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic's inadequate inspection of the brake system during the most recent annual inspection, which resulted in the failure of both left and right main landing gear torque plates and a…

## Other reports on N25734 (2)

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

- [Incident 19801225088049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801225088049I), Dec 25, 1980: Beech 58 (N25734), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Pilot retracted gear instead of flaps on roll out.
- [Accident 19800516016889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800516016889A), May 16, 1980: Beech 58 (N25734), Casper, WY, Substantial damage. Fuel vapor explosion occurred in right wing during engine start on ramp. Found b nut fuel vent tube disconnected.

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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