# NTSB NYC06CA014: Beechcraft BE-24R, N2536W, Esperance, NY, October 21, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: October 21, 2005, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Esperance, NY
- Coordinates: 42.781387, -74.325553
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7814&lon=-74.3256&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 62707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC06CA014
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62707/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA014

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted
  - terrain condition - rock(s)/boulder(s)

## Analysis

As the pilot touched down on runway 30, the airplane veered to the left.  The pilot applied right rudder and aileron; however, the airplane continued onto the grass off the left side of the runway.  The pilot then applied full power to initiate a go-around, and as the airplane approached the brush at the end of the runway, the pilot lifted the airplane off the ground.  During the rotation, the airplane impacted a boulder, which was hidden in the brush.  The pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane.  He also reported approximately 253 hours of total flight experience, 55 of which were in make and model.

## Factual narrative

As the pilot touched down on runway 30, the airplane veered to the left.  The pilot applied right rudder and aileron; however, the airplane continued onto the grass off the left side of the runway.  The pilot then applied full power to initiate a go-around, and as the airplane approached the brush at the end of the runway, the pilot lifted the airplane off the ground.  During the rotation, the airplane impacted a boulder, which was hidden in the brush.  The pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane.  He also reported approximately 253 hours of total flight experience, 55 of which were in make and model.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2536W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2536W-2017-05-31), registration cancelled 2017-05-31, S/N MC-212, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Beechcraft BE-24R
- Registry model: [Beech B24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (registry code 1151253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: MC-212
- Airframe hours: 4098
- Engines: Lycoming IO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Bryan Smith
- Registered owner: Sky Hawk Leasing Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2005, 34 hours before
- Departed: SCH, Schenectady, NY
- Destination: NY05, Esperance, NY
- Airport: NY05, Hogan Airport, runway 30R, 3,000 × 27 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 253 total, 55 in this make and model, 122 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 10° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 32 °F
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observed at: ALB, 23 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20051021025209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051021025209A), Oct 21, 2005: Beech B24R, Esperance, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) After touch down at a private airport the pilot was unable to maintain directional control. When the aircraft departed the runway to the left the pilot…

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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