# NTSB ATL83LA022: Beech B90, N711GD, Winston-Salem, NC, November 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 1, 1982, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Winston-Salem, NC
- Coordinates: 36.15987, -80.229675 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1599&lon=-80.2297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA022
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73075/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA022

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, taxi - from landing
  - landing gear,normal brake system - failure,partial (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing
  - proper assistance - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - airport facility (contributing factor)
  - object - aircraft parked/standing (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS ON A FLIGHT TO DELIVER THE AIRCRAFT FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. HE STATED THAT HE LOST RIGHT BRAKING ACTION AS HE WAS APPROACHING THE MAINTENANCE HANGER. HE ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH PROPELLER REVERSING, BUT THE LEFT WING HIT THE CORNER OF THE HANGER. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PIVOTED INTO THE HANGER AND STRUCK A PARKED BEECH 58P, N5408P. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR HAD ONLY 1/2 INCH OF FLUID. AFTER THE RESERVOIR WAS SERVICED, THE RIGHT SHUTTLE VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. THE O-RING SEAL CONNECTING THE PILOTS RIGHT BRAKE PEDDLE TO THE SHUTTLE VALVE WAS FOUND UNSEATED, ALLOWING FLUID PASSAGE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N711GD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711GD-1990-05-25), registration cancelled 1990-05-25, S/N LJ330 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- Registry model: [Beech B90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (registry code 1152912) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: LT-330
- Airframe hours: 4412
- Engines: P & W PT6A-20 550 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Eugene B. Miller
- Registered owner: Air Transport, Inc.
- Departed: COLUMBUS, OH
- Destination: WINSTON-SALEM, NC
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: INT, Smith-Reynolds, runway 33, 6,655 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 20,600 total, 600 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Temperature: 167 °F
- Observed at: INT

## 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 19821101057379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821101057379A), Nov 1, 1982: Beech B90, Winston-Salem, NC, Substantial damage. Aircraft wing hit hanger and then another aircraft. Pilot claimed brake malfunction. Witnesses say fast taxi speed.

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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