# Accident 20210621008049A: Beech H35, Watkins, CO, June 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2021, 19:11 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Colorado Air And Space Port
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7938° N, 104.5511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7938&lon=-104.5511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5596D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5596D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210621008049A

## Narrative

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

DURING FLIGHT FROM MLB TO CFO, AIRCRAFT STOPPED AT RUE FOR FUEL.  FUEL SPILL OCCURRED DURING PROCESS.  FBO COMPLETED FUELING AND MOVED AIRCRAFT TO COVERED PARKING DUE TO WEATHER WHILE PILOT RESTED FOR 4HRS.  UPON LANDING AT CFO, DURING LANDING ROLLOUT.  AIRCRAFT MADE ABRUPT TURN TO LEFT WITH NO INPUT.  PILOT TRIED TO STEER TO THE RIGHT WITH NO EFFECT.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED L/H SIDE OF RUNWAY 26, IMPACTING RUNWAY LIGHTS AND TAXIWAY SIGN.  NOSE GEAR DEPARTED AIRCRAFT AT THIS TIME.  AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS AT IDLE WHEN NOSE SETTLED ON THE GROUND AND SLID FOR 400 FEET PRIOR TO STOP.  TOW PINS ATTACHING LOWER DRAG BRACE TO FRONT WHEEL SHOW LEFT SIDE SHEARED AND RIGHT SIDE BENT AND ELONGATED.

## 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 CEN21LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA289), Jun 22, 2021: Beech H35 (N5596D), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a subsequent impact with an obstacle.

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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