# Accident 20240520008779A: Beechcraft TC-12B, Lehigh Acres, FL, May 20, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2024, 11:03 local time
- Place: Lehigh Acres, FL
- Airport: Buckingham Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NDXG
- Location: 26.6480° N, 81.7109° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6480&lon=-81.7109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N762MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N762MC-2024-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beechcraft TC-12B (registry code 4210115, https://openairdocs.org/model/beechcraft-tc-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT TC-12B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240520008779A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED ALL WAS NORMAL UPON LANDING. AFTER LANDING AND SLOWING DOWN THE RH ENGINE SURGED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO SUDDENLY TURN LEFT. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK DITCH CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLERS, LH WING, AND FUSELAGE. BOTH PILOTS CONFIRMED THAT THROTTLES WERE IN IDLE POSITION. PIC LOCKED BRAKES IN ATTEMPT TO STOP ACFT BUT ENGINE OVERPOWERED BRAKES. PIC CUT ENGINES AND FUEL IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP BUT CONTACTED DITCH BEFORE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO STOP COMPLETELY.

## 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 ERA24LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA223), May 20, 2024: Beechcraft TC-12B (N762MC), Lehigh Acres, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The asymmetric reverse thrust during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined, resulting in the flightcrew’s inability to maintain directional control and a subsequent runway…

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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