- Date
- June 30, 1982, 00:10 local (05:10 UTC)
- Place
- Lubbock, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N91CABeech E18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820630025539A
- Case key
- 71511
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that after a normal approach and touchdown, he retracted the flaps and lowered the tail. As he applied brakes, the right brake functioned, but the left brake had no braking action and the aircraft swerved to the right. He advanced the right throttle, but reported that the engine did not respond immediately. As the aircraft departed the runway, the right engine power increased and the plane began to turn back toward the runway when it went into a shallow drainage ditch with about 4 ft of standing water. After hitting the water, the plane decelerated rapidly and nosed over. An investigator revealed that the left brake was spongy and had air in the reservoir and line. It was not determined when the system was last inspected.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91CA
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA-33
- Airframe hours
- 7,852
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Coker Airfreight, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Coker Airfreight, Inc.
- Departed
- Dallas, TX
- Destination
- Lubbock, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LBB · Lubbock International, runway 26, 8,001 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 5,475 total · 2,460 in this make and model · 4,065 as pilot in command · 135 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 167 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.