# NTSB ATL05CA166: Beech 35, N49KB, Carthage, NC, July 17, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: July 17, 2005, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Carthage, NC
- Coordinates: 35.341667, -79.436943
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3417&lon=-79.4369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 62831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL05CA166
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62831/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA166

## Probable cause

The pilot's excessive braking resulting in a loss of control and subsequent impact with gully.  A related factor was the tailwind.

## 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
  - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - drop-off/descending embankment

## Analysis

According to the pilot, during the landing roll the wind shifted to a tailwind and he applied brakes a little more than normal. Shortly afterwards he said the right brake failed and the airplane swung around and veered off the left side of the runway, slid 100 feet and came to rest in a deep gully lined with heavy wooded brush. Examination of the airplane found the right wing crumpled upwards, the right main and nose gear collapsed, and the propeller tips bent outward. The accident was not reported to the NTSB until November 16, 2005.

## Factual narrative

According to the pilot, during landing roll the wind shifted to a tailwind and he applied brakes a little more than normal. Shortly afterwards he said the right brake failed and the airplane swung around and veered off the left side of the runway, slid 100 feet and came to rest in a deep gully lined with heavy wooded brush. Examination of the airplane found the right wing crumpled upwards, the right main and nose gear collapsed, and the propeller tips bent outward. The accident was not reported to the NTSB until November 16, 2005.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49KB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49KB-2017-03-21), registration cancelled 2017-03-21, S/N D-2028, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Beech 35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: D2028
- Airframe hours: 4621
- Engines: Continental E-225-8 185 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Steven E. Gilson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 1, 2004
- Departed: OPN, Thomaston, GA
- Destination: 5NC3, Carthage, NC
- Airport: 5NC3, Gilliam-McConnell Airfield, runway 13, 2,538 × 36 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 1, 2005; flight hours: 320 total, 320 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20050717028019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050717028019A), Jul 17, 2005: Beech A35, Carthage, NC, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot of N49KB approached Carthage airport (private strip) during crosswind conditions. As the pilot landed, he applied full brakes. The aircraft then…

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.

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