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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 200 · Caldwell, NJ · April 8, 2018

Date
April 8, 2018 · 13:30 local
Place
Caldwell, NJ
Airport
Essex County
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N982GA
Reported as
Beech 200
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,744 total870 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft on visual approach rwy 04, during rollout aircraft veered to left, pilot stated he applied full right rudder and right brake to correct, however aircraft did not respond to control inputs and departed left side of runway. Aircraft and both propellers contacted runway signage off to side of runway 04 and taxiway b.

Examination of available airport video of landing rollout not helpful due to distance from aircraft and clarity.

Examination of aircraft by airworthiness inspector revealed no apparent mechanical issue prior to damage received by contact with airport signage.

Personnel that towed aircraft to ramp after incident stated no abnormal gear indications during towing. Operations inspector examination of cockpit found a/p y/d switches in off position (y/d switch missing plastic cap) and rudder boost switch in off position.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ON VISUAL APPROACH RWY 04, DURING ROLLOUT AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT, PILOT STATED HE APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE TO CORRECT, HOWEVER AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO CONTROL INPUTS AND DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT AND BOTH PROPELLERS CONTACTED RUNWAY SIGNAGE OFF TO SIDE OF RUNWAY 04 AND TAXIWAY B.

EXAMINATION OF AVAILABLE AIRPORT VIDEO OF LANDING ROLLOUT NOT HELPFUL DUE TO DISTANCE FROM AIRCRAFT AND CLARITY.

EXAMINATION OF AIRCRAFT BY AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REVEALED NO APPARENT MECHANICAL ISSUE PRIOR TO DAMAGE RECEIVED BY CONTACT WITH AIRPORT SIGNAGE.

PERSONNEL THAT TOWED AIRCRAFT TO RAMP AFTER INCIDENT STATED NO ABNORMAL GEAR INDICATIONS DURING TOWING. OPERATIONS INSPECTOR EXAMINATION OF COCKPIT FOUND A/P Y/D SWITCHES IN OFF POSITION (Y/D SWITCH MISSING PLASTIC CAP) AND RUDDER BOOST SWITCH IN OFF POSITION.