# Incident 20160512005709I: Beech UC-45J, Watkins, CO, May 12, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Front Range
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6984° N, 104.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watkins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6984&lon=-104.5772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49265, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49265) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech UC-45J (registry code 1150911, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-uc-45j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH UC-45J
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160512005709I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 12, 2016, A TWIN BEECH HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT AFTER A RIGHT HAND BRAKE FAILURE, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT CAUSING THE LEFT HAND FLAP TO HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT. BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS RETURNED AFTER A SMALL PIECE OF METAL, POSSIBLY A BRAKE SPACER FELL OUT OF BRAKE PISTONS TRAVEL PATH. BRAKES WERE REGAINED AND AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO RAMP.  A DENT IN THE AFT LEFT HAND FALP WAS ONLY NOTICABLE DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N49265 (1)

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

- [Incident 20220604009579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220604009579I), Jun 4, 2022: Beech UC-45J (N49265), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. On June 4, 2022 at 1631Z on rocky mountain metropolitan airport, airplane [privacy data omitted], a Beech BE-18 departed the paved surface of runway 30R…

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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