# NTSB CEN14CA162: Beech 35 C33A, N242JB, West Union, OH, March 13, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 13, 2014, 17:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: West Union, OH - Coordinates: 38.851387, -83.56639 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8514&lon=-83.5664&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 5, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 88933 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14CA162 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88933/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88933 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA162 ## Probable cause A loss of aircraft control during landing, due to the pilot's excessive braking. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 35-C33A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1151410), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 35-C33A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=1151410), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md) - [Experience/qualifications: recent experience](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031035): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 35-C33A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031035/cases.md?model=1151410), [All aircraft, 76 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031035/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: runway/taxi/approach light](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022012): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Beech 35-C33A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022012/cases.md?model=1151410), [All aircraft, 106 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022012/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 35-C33A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=1151410), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Beech 35-C33A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1151410), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that as he applied brakes after touchdown, the wheels locked up and the airplane began to skid. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and impacted runway lighting obstructions near the intersection of the runway and a taxiway. The pilot stated that he lost control of the airplane due to a lack of recent flight experience, as well as his excessive braking actions, due to recent installation of new brake pads. The pilot had not flown an airplane for over five months prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that as he applied brakes after touchdown, the wheels locked up and the airplane began to skid. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and impacted runway lighting obstructions near the intersection of the runway and a taxiway. The pilot stated that he lost control of the airplane due to a lack of recent flight experience, as well as his excessive braking actions, due to recent installation of new brake pads. The pilot had not flown an airplane for over five months prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N242JB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242JB), registered now, S/N CE-44, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 35 C33A (A) - Registry model: [Beech 35-C33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33a) (registry code 1151410) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: CE-44 - Year built: 1966 - Airframe hours: 4179 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Herr David P - Registered owner: Herr David P - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 10, 2014, 0.2 hours before - Departed: KHCO, Hillboro, OH - Destination: KAMT, West Union, OH - Airport: KAMT, Alexander Salamon, runway 5, 3,762 × 65 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 70; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 10, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 790 total, 710 in this make and model, 700 as pilot in command, 0 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 16 °F - Altimeter: 30.17 inHg - Observed at: KLUK, 43 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 20140313004689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140313004689A), Mar 13, 2014: Beech 35-C33A, West Union, OH, Substantial damage. The aircraft landed on runway 23 with no incident, taxied to the end of the runway, turned around and took off on runway 5. After a wide pattern the aircraft… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 28, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88933. 968 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 968 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40411590&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.