20161023016949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech D18S · Deming, NM · October 23, 2016

Date: October 23, 2016 · 17:30 local
Place: Deming, NM
Airport: Deming Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N644B
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA044
Reported as: Beech D18S
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,600 total300 in this make and model107 in the last 90 days

N644BRegistration cancelled Sep 8, 2018 · Beech D18SS/N A-441 Airframe modelBeech D18S Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On October 23, 2016, at 1530 MDT, a Beechcraft D18S, N644B, departed runway 08 to the left just after touchdown at Deming, NM. After the gear departed the hard surface. The left gear sunk into soft sand and ground looped. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot was not injured. The flight originated at junction, TX.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 23, 2016, AT 1530 MDT, A BEECHCRAFT D18S, N644B, DEPARTED RUNWAY 08 TO THE LEFT JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN AT DEMING, NM. AFTER THE GEAR DEPARTED THE HARD SURFACE. THE LEFT GEAR SUNK INTO SOFT SAND AND GROUND LOOPED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT JUNCTION, TX.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA17CA044Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDeming, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.Oct 23, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N644B · 1

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

Incident 19820530032509ILevel Off Touchdown · Christiansted, U.S. Virgin IslandsPilot executed a go around. Retracted the gear to reduce drag then landed with gear up.May 30, 1982 · Minor damage