# NTSB FTW84LA336: Beech B-60, N23713, Amarillo, TX, August 3, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 3, 1984, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Location: 35.1699° N, 101.8259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRADEWIND (TDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1699&lon=-101.8259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA336
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21417/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA336

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,normal brake system - worn (cause)
  - maintenance,annual inspection - not performed, company/operator management
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence

## Analysis

AFTER LANDING ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT WERE INEFFECTIVE. THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH A FOUR-RAIL STEEL FENCE. INSPECTION OF BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED PUCKS ON BOTH BRAKES TO BE VERY WORN. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE DISCOVERED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N23713 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B-60
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P-461
- Airframe hours: 892
- Engines: LYCOMING TI0-541-E1CA 380 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Registered owner: Robert L. Bolin
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 5, 1983, 91 hours before
- Departed: T47, WICHITA FALLS, TX
- Airport: TDW, Tradewind, runway 17, 5,100 × 55 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,124 total, 31 in this make and model, 1,038 as pilot in command, 136 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 66 °F

## 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 19840803040549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840803040549A), Aug 3, 1984: Beech B60, Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. No brakes, pucks very worn. Ran off end, hit fence, ditch and steel rail fence.

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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