# NTSB LAX03LA153: Beech B19, N24006, Chandler, AZ, May 18, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 18, 2003, 07:00 local (14:00 UTC) - Place: Chandler, AZ - Coordinates: 33.26889, -111.811111 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2689&lon=-111.8111&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 28, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 57015 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX03LA153 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57015/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA153 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll due to his inadvertent use of brakes. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - brakes(normal) - inadvertent activation, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - encountered - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - sign ## Analysis The airplane collided with a taxiway sign following a loss of directional control while on the landing roll. During the landing roll, the airplane drifted to the left of the centerline. The pilot applied right rudder pressure in an effort to counteract the drift, and the airplane veered sharply to the right. He applied left rudder pressure to correct for the overcompensation, and the airplane veered sharply to the left. After repeating this sequence, the airplane departed the left side of the runway, and the right wing collided with a taxiway sign. The pilot thought that he might have inadvertently applied pressure to the toe brakes during his attempted corrections, rather than the rudder pedals. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative On May 18, 2003, about 0700 mountain standard time, a Beech B19, N24006, collided with a taxiway sign while on the landing roll at Chandler Municipal Airport (CHD), Chandler, Arizona. The co-owner/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal local flight departed CHD at an undetermined time. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had not been filed. In a written statement, the pilot reported that he was performing practice touch-and-go takeoffs and landings on runway 04L. During the landing roll, the airplane drifted to the left of the centerline. The pilot applied right rudder pressure in an effort to counteract the drift. The airplane veered sharply to the right, and he applied left rudder pressure to correct. After repeating this sequence, the airplane departed the left side of the runway, and the right wing collided with a taxiway sign. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. During his attempted corrections, the pilot thought that he might have inadvertently applied pressure to the toe brakes, located on the top end of the rudder pedals, rather than the bottom end of the rudder pedals. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N24006](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24006), registered now, S/N MB-835, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech B19 - Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: MB835 - Airframe hours: 1733 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E3D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: John R. Elliott and David L. Keiper - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 22, 2002, 27 hours before - Departed: KCHD, CHANDLER, AZ - Airport: CHD, Chandler Municipal Airport, runway 04L, 4,850 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review May 20, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 485 total, 11 in this make and model, 286 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn - Wind: 80° at 4 knots - Visibility: 25 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 29.80 inHg - Observed at: CHD ## 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 20030518036349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030518036349A), May 18, 2003: Beech B19, Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) During roll out just after touch down, the pilot was unable to maintain directional control and veered off the left side of the runway. As plane exited… ## Other investigations on N24006 (1) 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. - [NTSB FTW81FPA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPA18-202517), Aug 31, 1980: Beech B19 (N24006), Dallas, TX, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.