20200215000159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rockwell International 112B · Knoxville, TN · February 15, 2020

Date
February 15, 2020 · 14:30 local
Place
Knoxville, TN
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N377SB
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA20LA109
Reported as
Rockwell International 112B
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
292 total199 in this make and model11 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.

Pilot landed on runway 08 touching down approximately (per pilot) 750 feet from numbers at 70 knots. At approximately 1900 feet from the runway numbers the left main gear started to skid (brake applied). Subsequent tire failure occurred. The aircraft veered left and exited the runway. The aircraft traveled another approximate 600 feet before hitting a water drainage ditch. The left main gear hit the ditch first spinning the aircraft to the right forcing the nose of the aircraft to hit the same ditch. The nose gear collapsed due to impact with the terrain.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 08 TOUCHING DOWN APPROXIMATELY (PER PILOT) 750 FEET FROM NUMBERS AT 70 KNOTS. AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY NUMBERS THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STARTED TO SKID (BRAKE APPLIED). SUBSEQUENT TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ANOTHER APPROXIMATE 600 FEET BEFORE HITTING A WATER DRAINAGE DITCH. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HIT THE DITCH FIRST SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT FORCING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE SAME DITCH. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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