- Date
- August 11, 1987, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Auburn, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N105DKBeech C-45H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870811082879A
- Case key
- 25664
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft collided with a ditch after a loss of control during landing rollout. The pilot indicated that during the landing roll the aircraft veered left. Attempted braking action was ineffective. The aircraft had a history of brake problems. The acft had been ground looped twice previously. Maintenance had been performed on the aircraft brake system two days prior to the flight. The brake system was examined and the left brake was determined to be dragging. The ditch was within the runway safety area. The airport is affected by a grant agreement with the federal government. Under the federal grant agreements the municipality must maintain the airport in accordance with policies, standards, and specifications found in advisory circulars. Ac 150/5300-4B states the runway safety area should be capable to supporting the occasional passage of aircraft without causing major damage to the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N105DK
- Reported as
- Beech C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5210620
- Airframe hours
- 5,907
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Auburn Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 20, 1987 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- TVL · S. Lake Tahoe, CA
- Destination
- AUN · Auburn, CA
- Airport
- AUN · Auburn Muni, runway 25, 3,100 × 60 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
- 58
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,567 total · 527 in this make and model · 10,000 as pilot in command · 178 in the last 90 days · 58 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.