# Incident 20201101014609I: Beech 300, November 1, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2020, 13:54 local time
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N402RX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N402RX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 300 (registry code 1152930, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 300
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,020 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201101014609I

## Narrative

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

ON 11/1/2020 AT 1354 CST, A BEECH KING AIR MODEL 300, S/N FA-163, N402RX, WAS MAKING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 35L AT DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEMORIAL AIRPORT (KDWH), WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A 14 CFR PART 91 IFR FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED AT TELLURIDE REGIONAL AIRPORT (KTEX) WITH THE FINAL DESTINATION OF KDWH. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO BOTH ENGINE PROPELLER ASSEMBLIES.

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CLEARED TO THE VISUAL APPROACH AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 35L. HE CROSSED THE NUMBERS AT IDLE POWER, TOUCHED DOWN AT ABOUT 88 KNOTS, RAISED FULL FLAPS, AND GENTLY APPLIED BRAKING. AS HE PULLED THE POWER LEVERS INTO BETA THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A STRONG LEFT YAW. HE APPLIED BRAKES AND ADDITIONAL BETA, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF SHARPLY TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DESPITE THE BRAKING ACTION. HE ADVANCED THE POWER LEVERS OUT OF BETA, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE TO RECOVER THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A SHALLOW DITCH ABOUT 2500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP. BOTH PROPELLERS MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED THROUGH THE DITCH. THERE WAS NO OTHER APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, HE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT PROPELLER DID FEATHER, WHILE THE RIGHT PROPELLER DID NOT GO INTO THE FEATHERED POSITION, WHICH EXPLAINED THE HARD LEFT ASYMMETRICAL FORCE.

THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE LAST AIRCRAFT INSPECTION WAS THE PHASE 4 INSPECTION, COMPLETED AT AIRFRAME TOTAL TIME: 6559.9 ON MARCH 14, 2020, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BEECHCRAFT KING AIR 300 MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 100 HOURS SINCE THE PHASE 4 INSPECTION. BOTH PROPELLER ASSEMBLIES WERE REMOVED IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION FROM ANOTHER MODEL 300, AND INSTALLED ON N402RX DURING THE MOST RECENT PHASE 4 INSPECTION. BOTH PROPELLER ASSEMBLIES TSO: 846.8 AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT.

WHEN ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS NECESSARY.

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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