# NTSB ERA14CA458: Beech C90, N211PC, Oneida, TN, September 25, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: September 25, 2014, 15:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place: Oneida, TN
- Coordinates: 36.455554, -84.58583 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4556&lon=-84.5858&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 2015
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90162
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14CA458
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90162/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90162
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA458

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to properly configure the rudder trim for takeoff and his failure to maintain directional control during a precautionary landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.

## Findings

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

- [Flight control system: rudder control system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022720): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech C90, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022720/cases.md?model=1152913), [All aircraft, 93 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022720/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 C90, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1152913), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [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 C90, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=1152913), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

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

- [Prior to flight: Preflight or dispatch event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/030); cases with it: [Beech C90, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/030/sequence.md?model=1152913), [All aircraft, 355 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/030/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech C90, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1152913), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Beech C90, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1152913), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

According to the pilot's written statement he departed runway 05 and the airplane veered "sharply" to the right. The pilot assumed a failure of the right engine and turned to initiate a landing on runway 23. Seconds after the airplane touched down it began to veer to the left. The pilot applied power to the left engine and right rudder, but the airplane departed the left side of the runway, the right main and nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that he had failed to configure the rudder trim prior to takeoff and that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

According to the pilot's written statement he departed runway 05 and the airplane veered "sharply" to the right. The pilot assumed a failure of the right engine and turned to initiate a landing on runway 23. Seconds after the airplane touched down it began to veer to the left. The pilot applied power to the left engine and right rudder, but the airplane departed the left side of the runway, the right main and nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that he had failed to configure the rudder trim prior to takeoff and that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N211PC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211PC-2024-05-01), registration cancelled 2024-05-01, S/N LJ910, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90
- Registry model: [Beech C90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90) (registry code 1152913) (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: LJ910
- Year built: 1980
- Airframe hours: 7203
- Engines: Pratt and Whitney PT6A-21 550 horsepower turbo prop; Pratt and Whitney PT6A-21 550 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Remote Area Medical Foundation
- Registered owner: Remote Area Medical Foundation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, September 15, 2014, 373 hours before
- Departed: SCX, ONEIDA, TN
- Destination: SCX, ONEIDA, TN
- Airport: SCX, Scott Muni, runway 23, 5,506 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Stall warning system, Auto-pilot

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 78; injuries: none; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land, multi-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 29, 2014; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 9,956 total, 448.3 in this make and model, 9,345 as pilot in command, 67.3 in the last 90 days, 26 in the last 30 days, 0.6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 350° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 30.23 inHg
- Observed at: EKQ, 27 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 20140925020309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140925020309A), Sep 25, 2014: Beech C90, Onieda, TN, Substantial damage. Departing from oneida Scott county airport (scx) on runway 05, on rotation the pilot experienced a hard yaw to the right. Suspecting an engine failure of the…

## Docket (5 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 21, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=90162. 6.2 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 843 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40417648&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF
- Pilot Statement (item 2, .PDF, 124 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40417649&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Statement-Redacted.PDF
- Weather Report and Record (item 3, .PDF, 180 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40417651&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Report%20and%20Record-Master.PDF
- Photograph #1: View of Right Side of Airplane at Accident Site (Photo Courtesy of FAA) (item 4, .PDF, 2.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40417652&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photograph%20%231%3A%20View%20of%20Right%20Side%20of%20Airplane%20at%20Accident%20Site%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF
- Photograph #2: View of Cockpit Rudder Trim at Accident Site (Photo Courtesy of FAA) (item 5, .PDF, 2.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40417653&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photograph%20%232%3A%20View%20of%20Cockpit%20Rudder%20Trim%20at%20Accident%20Site%20(Photo%20Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-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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