# Accident 20180622015639A: Beech D17S, Hamilton, MT, June 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2018, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Airport: Ravalli County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2542° N, 114.1256° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2542&lon=-114.1256&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61862, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61862) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D17S (registry code 1150538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (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 D17S
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180622015639A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING AIRMAN LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, VEERED TO THE RIGHT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY HIT A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

AFTER EXAMINING THE ACCIDENT SITE NOTICED SKID MARKS FROM THE RIGHT TIRE  FROM TOUCH TOWN TO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE DITCH.

## 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 GAA18CA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA372), Jun 22, 2018: Beech D17 (N61862), Hamilton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and his subsequent inability to recover due to his foot being stuck.

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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