# Incident 20220604009579I: Beech UC-45J, Broomfield, CO, June 4, 2022 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 4, 2022, 10:30 local time - Place: Broomfield, CO - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10 - Aircraft: N49265, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49265) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech UC-45J (registry code 1150911, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-uc-45j) (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 UC-45J - Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES - People aboard: 6 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 20,225 total, 55 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220604009579I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JUNE 4, 2022 AT 1631Z ON ROCKY MOUNTAIN METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, AIRPLANE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A BEECH BE-18 DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE OF RUNWAY 30R CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORT SIGNAGE. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, VEERED TO THE LEFT, STRUCK A DISTANCE REMAINING SIGN AND A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. THERE WERE SIX OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. NONE HAD INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP, LEFT ELEVATOR AND A VHF ANTENNA. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS GIVING A HERITAGE FLIGHT IN THE BE-18 WITH FIVE PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED NORMALLY UNTIL LANDING. WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO INPUT CORRECTIVE ACTION BUT WAS TOO LATE IN CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE PAVED SURFACE AND STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT AND A RUNWAY DISTANCE REMAINING SIGN. THE PIC SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL THE SPEED WAS REDUCED ENOUGH TO SAFELY RE-ENTER THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO ITS HANGAR AND NORMAL SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES WHERE OBSERVED. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE INBOARD, TRAILING EDGE OF THE RIGHT FLAP, A BROKEN VHF ANTENNA AND MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ELEVATOR. THE PIC STATED THAT HE LINED UP ON THE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF AND LOCKED THE TAILWHEEL PER THE CHECKLIST. THE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. THE PIC TOUCHED DOWN AND STATED THAT AS SOON AS THE TAILWHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, ?THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT LIKE THE TAILWHEEL WAS COCKED TO THE SIDE.? AFTER HITTING THE SIGNS, THE PIC STATED THAT HE UNLOCKED THE TAILWHEEL AND TAXIED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS DID NOT REVEAL ANY ISSUES WITH THE LOCKING PIN OR CABLE FOR THE TAILWHEEL. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS WINDS 200 AT 4 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 MILES WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 21 CENTIGRADE. ## Other reports on N49265 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20160512005709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160512005709I), May 12, 2016: Beech UC-45J (N49265), Watkins, CO, Minor damage. On may 12, 2016, a twin Beech hit a runway light after a right hand brake failure, aircraft veered left causing the left hand flap to hit a runway light. Brake… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.