# NTSB ANC98LA084: Beech A-35, N575B, Skagway, AK, June 23, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 23, 1998, 13:35 local (21:35 UTC) - Place: Skagway, AK - Coordinates: 59.569976, -135.350463 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.5700&lon=-135.3505&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report May 19, 1999 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 3167 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC98LA084 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3167/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA084 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision to ensure the rudder pedals were locked in an operable position. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - flt control syst,rudder control - not secured (cause) - directional control - not possible, pilot in command - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - residence ## Analysis The certificated commercial pilot, and the pilot rated passenger, were landing at their destination airport. The pilot was flying the airplane from the right seat, and was the sole manipulator of the controls. The airplane's right seat rudder pedals can be stowed against the floor when not in use. The pilot reported the airplane touched down, and about 1/2 down the runway, began to veer to the left. The pilot said the airplane's right side rudder pedals were not locked into an operable position, and he could not control the rudder or nose wheel steering. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, traveled through a fence, and then struck the corner of a residence. No persons on the ground were injured. ## Factual narrative On June 23, 1998, about 1335 Alaska daylight time, a Beechcraft A-35 airplane, N575B, sustained substantial damage while landing at the Skagway Airport, Skagway, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight when the accident occurred. The airplane was registered to, and operated by the pilot. The certificated commercial pilot, and the pilot rated passenger, received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at the Whitehorse Airport, Whitehorse, Canada, about 1245. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on June 23, 1998, at 1428, the pilot reported he was landing on runway 19 at Skagway. He was flying the airplane from the right seat, and was the sole manipulator of the controls. The pilot said the airplane's right seat rudder pedals can be stowed against the floor when not in use. The pilot reported the airplane touched down, and about 1/2 down the runway, began to veer to the left. The pilot said the airplane's right side rudder pedals were not locked into an operable position, and he could not control the rudder or nosewheel steering. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, and traveled through a fence. It struck a support pole for a satellite dish, and then struck the corner of a residence. No persons on the ground were injured. The residence received minor damage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N575B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N575B-1999-04-12), registration cancelled 1999-04-12, S/N D-1594 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech A-35 - Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: D1594 - Airframe hours: 6000 - Engines: Continental E225-8 225 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Charles C. Morledge - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 28, 1998, 54 hours before - Departed: CYXY, WHITEHORSE - Destination: SGY - Airport: SGY, Skagway, runway 19, 3,750 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 70; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 1,130 total, 475 in this make and model, 920 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,500 ft overcast - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: SGY ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19980623014799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980623014799A), Jun 23, 1998: Beech A35, Skagway, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot flared high. CFI right seat unable to prevent hard landing. No license on person. Careless and reckless ops. (.4)the certificated commercial pilot, and… ## Other investigations on N575B (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 SEA94LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA022), Oct 30, 1993: Beech A-35 (N575B), Billings, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE GO-AROUND. FACTORS INCLUDE PROPER AIRSPEED NOT BEING MAINTAINED, AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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