- Date
- September 17, 1992, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Reno, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9465HBeech D17S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920917037049A
- Case key
- 27766
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Probable cause
The pilots failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. Contributing to the accident was a variable tailwind condition and the soft, rough nature of the terrain.
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 hired to ferry the aircraft to an aircraft auction in Reno. One flight attempt was aborted due to a bad left brake and attempts to repair the brake were unsuccesful. The next day, parts had been located and the brake had again been repaired. The brakes tested satisfactorily by the pilot and the trip was made. The pilot stated that the landing was very smooth an almost three point attitude on the centerline. He said the tailwheel touched down immediatly after the main gear and the aircraft began to veer sharply to the right. The pilot noted that full left rudder and brake were applied, but the rudder was ineffective at idle power and slow speed, and, without a left brake it was impossible to effect any change of direction. The aircraft nosed over in soft soil after leaving the runway. Winds at the time was reported 130 degrees at 6 knots. In FAA tower personnel statements, three controllers said the aircraft bounced on landing and one controller said the aircraft swerved back and forth all prior to the aircraft exiting the runway to the right. The passenger was interviewed and he stated the landing appeared normal to him. After the aircraft was removed from the runway safety area a visual and static test of the brake pedals was performed satisfactorily.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9465H
- Reported as
- Beech D17S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6898
- Engine
- P&W R-985-E-3, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard D. Russell
- Registered owner
- Richard Probert
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 7, 1992
- Departed
- EMT · El Monte, CA
- Airport
- RNO · Reno Cannon, runway 34, 10,002 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 62
- 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
- 26,700 total · 10 in this make and model · 18,000 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RNO, 1 nm away
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 N9465H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.