# NTSB ERA12CA182: Beech 58, N9460Q, South Charleston, WV, February 15, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: February 15, 2012, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place: South Charleston, WV
- Coordinates: 38.334445, -81.725555 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3344&lon=-81.7256&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 2012
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12CA182
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82906/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82906
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA182

## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 58, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Beech 58, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1152740), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that he landed uneventfully; however, during the landing roll, he applied the brakes and the airplane veered off of the right side of the runway into mud and dirt. The pilot said that he added engine power in an attempt to get out of the mud and climb a small incline. He said that the airplane skidded across the ramp and collided with a parked airplane, a hangar, and an embankment. During the accident sequence, the airplane's main landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the lower fuselage and right wing. Examination did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Additionally, the pilot did not report any such malfunctions or failures.

## Factual narrative

The pilot reported that he landed on runway 33 uneventfully. During the landing rollout he applied the brakes and the airplane veered off of the right side of the runway into mud and dirt. He added full engine power in an attempt to get out of the mud and climb a small incline. He said that the airplane exited the mud, skidded across the ramp, and collided with a parked airplane and hangar before colliding with an embankment. During the accident sequence, the airplane's main landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the lower fuselage and right wing. The recorded wind at an airport, located approximately 7 miles west of the accident site, was from 160 degrees at 3 knots. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions. The pilot did not report any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9460Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9460Q-2014-11-25), registration cancelled 2014-11-25, S/N TH-207, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TH-207
- Airframe hours: 4820
- Engines: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES 285 horsepower reciprocating; CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Caswell Bruce
- Registered owner: Caswell Bruce
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 14, 2011, 54 hours before
- Departed: CRW, Charleston, WV
- Destination: WV12, South Charleston, WV
- Airport: WV12, Mallory Airport, runway 33, 2,000 × 24 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 80; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 14, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 32,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 31,000 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 30.20 inHg
- Observed at: CRW, 8 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 20120215002611A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120215002611A), Feb 15, 2012: Beech 58, South Charlesto, WV, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed charleston WV approx 1115, per the pilots statement, the flight had been uneventful prior to landing at the private airstrip WV12 approx…

## Docket (8 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 6, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82906. 14.3 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 4.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40365370&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF
- Record of Conversation Mallory PIC (item 2, .PDF, 53 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40365365&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20Mallory%20PIC-Master.PDF
- Record of Conversation FAA (item 3, .PDF, 52 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40365366&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20FAA-Master.PDF
- Photo 1-courtesy of FAA-Runway excursion landing gear tracks (item 4, .PDF, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40363812&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201-courtesy%20of%20FAA-Runway%20excursion%20landing%20gear%20tracks-Master.PDF
- Photo 2-courtesy of FAA-landing gear off runway tracks and incline (item 5, .PDF, 2.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40363814&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202-courtesy%20of%20FAA-landing%20gear%20off%20runway%20tracks%20and%20incline-Master.PDF
- Photo 3-courtesy of FAA-Airplane_ hangar _embankment _collision (item 6, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40363815&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%203-courtesy%20of%20FAA-Airplane_%20hangar%20_embankment%20_collision-Master.PDF
- Photo 4-courtesy of FAA- Front view of airplane (item 7, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40365362&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%204-courtesy%20of%20FAA-%20Front%20view%20of%20airplane-Master.PDF
- Photo 5-courtesy of FAA-Ariel view of runway excursion (item 8, .PDF, 820 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40365363&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%205-courtesy%20of%20FAA-Ariel%20view%20of%20runway%20excursion-Master.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.

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