- Date
- July 28, 1982, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Abilene, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N326CABeech B99A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820728035229A
- Case key
- 69679
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was in the left seat and was getting a check ride from the chief pilot who was in the right seat. After making a series of touch-and-go landings, the aircraft pulled slightly to the left during a takeoff. A full pattern was then flown to runway 17R with the intent of making a full stop landing. Both pilots stated that after a normal touchdown, the aircraft started pulling to the left. They reported that even with full right rudder and full reverse prop, as well as full braking, they were unable to keep the aircraft on the runway. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway and the left main landing gear collapsed. The company maintenance supervisor checked the brakes after arriving at the accident site. He found both left main tires blown out and reported the holes were aligned as though the wheels had not rotated after being locked. He stated the brakes were very hot, but he could rotate the wheels by hand. Investigation did not reveal a malfunction or determine the sequence prior to failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N326CA
- Reported as
- Beech B99A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U-135
- Airframe hours
- 25,523
- Engine
- P&W PT6-28, 680 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Chaparral Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Chaparral Airlines, Inc.
- Departed
- ABI · Abilene, TX
- Destination
- ABI · Abilene, TX
- Airport
- ABI · Abilene Municipal, runway 17R, 7,200 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,936 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 4,898 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 194 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N326CA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.