# NTSB DFW06CA206: Beech B200, N944C, Hondo, TX, September 5, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 5, 2006, 18:45 local (23:45 UTC) - Place: Hondo, TX - Coordinates: 29.359443, -99.176666 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3594&lon=-99.1767&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 31, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: San Antonio, Texas - NTSB case key (mKey): 64473 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW06CA206 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64473/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA206 ## Probable cause The collision with an unmarked pothole in the taxiway while taxiing for departure. A contributing factor was the obscuration by water. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, taxi - to takeoff - airport - not maintained, airport personnel - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - rough/uneven (cause) - miscellaneous,atc facility/equipment - not installed ## Analysis The airline transport rated pilot reported that he arrived at the airport to pick-up the turbine powered twin-engine airplane that had just undergone a complete paint job. The pilot added that Jet-A fuel was not available at the airport, so he intended to fly to a nearby airport located within 30 miles to purchase fuel for the flight back to their home base. While taxiing for departure on runway 31 at the uncontrolled airport, the right main landing gear impacted an unmarked pothole, which was not visible due to standing rainwater from recent rain showers. The pilot reported that the airplane sustained quite a jolt when the landing gear collided with the pot hole; however, he continued to taxi as he monitored the brakes and tracking to make sure he had not blown a tire. The pilot did not experience any signs of damage and continued to taxi to the runway for takeoff. Takeoff and climb were reported as normal; however, upon reaching his cruise altitude of 3,000 feet, the pilot noticed that the airplane was unusually out of trim, and the airplane required both rudder and aileron trim adjustments in order to maintain level flight. The landing at his refueling stop was uneventful. During the post flight inspection at the refueling stop, the pilot found that the airplane's right wing and right engine nacelle were structurally damaged. There were no NOTAMs in effect at the time of the mishap on the condition or status of the damaged or un-repaired taxiway. ## Factual narrative The 18,500-hour airline transport rated pilot reported that he arrived at the airport to pick-up the turbine powered twin-engine airplane that had just undergone a complete paint job. The pilot added that Jet-A fuel was not available at the airport, so he intended to fly to a nearby airport located within 30 miles to purchase fuel for the flight back to their home base. While taxiing for departure on runway 31 at the uncontrolled airport, the right main landing gear impacted an unmarked pothole, which was not visible due to standing rainwater from recent rain showers. The pilot reported that the airplane sustained quite a jolt when the landing gear collided with the pot hole; however, he continued to taxi as he monitored the brakes and tracking to make sure he had not blown a tire. The pilot did not experienced any signs of damage and continued to taxi to the runway for takeoff. Takeoff and climb were reported as normal; however, upon reaching his cruise altitude of 3,000 feet, the pilot noticed that the airplane was unusually out of trim, and the airplane required both rudder and aileron trim adjustments in order to maintain level flight. The landing at his refueling stop was uneventful. During the post flight inspection at the refueling stop, the pilot found that the airplane's right wing and right engine nacelle were structurally damaged. There were no NOTAMs in effect at the time of the mishap on the condition or status of the damaged or un-repaired taxiway. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N944C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N944C), registered now, S/N BB-1749, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech B200 - Registry model: [Raytheon B200](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-b200) (registry code 7150006) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: BB-1749 - Airframe hours: 3775 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6A turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Registered owner: BC Air LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: HDO, HONDO, TX - Destination: UVA, UVALDE, TX - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: HDO, Hondo Muni ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 74; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 1, 2006; flight hours: 18,550 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 17,200 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 30.13 inHg - Observed at: HDO ## 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 20060905018529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060905018529A), Sep 5, 2006: Beech B200, Hondo, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) While taxiing for takeoff, aircraft hit pothole in taxiway. Right landing gear and wing shifted back. No fire, NMAC, or damage to property/persons on… 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.