# NTSB ATL82DA084: Beech 58, N3707N, Ridgeland, SC, March 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: March 25, 1982, 14:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Coordinates: 32.480335, -80.979095 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4803&lon=-80.9791&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA084
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72389/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA084

## 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
  - landing gear,normal brake system - failure,partial (cause)
  - fluid,hydraulic - leak (cause)
  - landing gear,normal brake system - inoperative (cause)
  - landing gear,emergency brake system - inoperative (cause)
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command
  - ground loop/swerve - intentional, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING, THE LEFT BRAKE WAS INOPERATIVE. WHEN HE REALIZED THE PROBLEM, THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING TO STOP OR GO-AROUND. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY WAS A DEEP DROP-OFF. THEREFORE THE PILOT USED THE RIGHT BRAKE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT GEAR SEPARATED IN SOFT TERRAIN AS THE PLANE ENTERED A DEPRESSION BESIDE THE RUNWAY. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THE LEFT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS WET WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE CYLINDER, PARAMOUNT MODEL VI-15-750-3, WAS DISASSEMBLED. AN INSPECTION OF THE MASTER CYLINDER PISTON SHAFT REVEALED SEVERAL COMPRESSION INDENTATIONS. THE INDENTATIONS WERE LOCATED IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO PERMIT FLUID LEAKAGE AND INTRODUCTION OF AIR INTO THE CYLINDER. THE CAUSE OF THE INDENTATIONS WAS NOT DETERMINED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3707N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3707N-1989-01-05), registration cancelled 1989-01-05, S/N TJ320 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58P](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (registry code 1152744) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TJ320
- Airframe hours: 242
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-WB 325 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Gapway Groves, Inc.
- Registered owner: Gapway Groves, Inc.
- Departed: GIF, WINTER HAVEN, FL
- Destination: CRW, BUCKHANNON, WV
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: 3J1, Ridgeland Municipal, runway 21, 3,100 × 70 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,280 total, 28 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Observed at: SAV, 20 nm away

## 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 19820325005899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820325005899A), Mar 25, 1982: Beech 58, Ridgeland, SC, Substantial damage. No left brake on landing roll. Found brake master cylinder leaking from gouges on piston shaft. Origin unknown.

## Other investigations on N3707N (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 MIA85LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA063), Dec 23, 1984: Beech 58P (N3707N), Deland, FL, substantial damage

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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