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NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Colville, WA · July 19, 2011

Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal report
Date
July 19, 2011, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
Place
Colville, WA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N601FDBeech 95-B55 (T42A)
Defining event
Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report October 20, 2011
Report
Approved by Office Director
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Parties
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
FAA report
20110719014299A
Case key
81187

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Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate braking after touchdown, which resulted in a runway excursion.

Findings · 3

NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.

Performance/control parametersAircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintainedBeech 95-B55 (T42A): 3 casesAll aircraft: 1,269 casesProbable cause
Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: wet surfaceEnvironmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operationBeech 95-B55 (T42A): 1 caseAll aircraft: 141 cases
Use of equip/info: aircraft controlPersonnel issues › Task performance · PilotBeech 95-B55 (T42A): 17 casesAll aircraft: 9,295 casesProbable cause

Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Analysis

The pilot stated that during the landing roll, he did not apply maximum braking to let the airplane slow down on its own. As the airplane approached the end of the runway, the pilot realized that the airplane would not stop in time and used right engine differential power to turn left and avoid a 150-foot drop-off located at the end of the runway. The airplane veered left off the end of the runway onto a gravel area. When the airplane entered the gravel area the right main landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the outboard edge of the aileron, and damage to the landing gear and top of the inboard wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that it had just rained on the 2,695-foot-long runway that he intended to land on. During the landing roll, the pilot applied moderate braking but he did not sense that the airplane was decelerating sufficiently. The pilot stated that his knowledge of this airport made him aware of a 150 foot drop off located at the end of the runway. With the end of the runway approaching, the pilot elected to turn left off the runway and he used the right engine to assist the turn. The airplane veered left off the end of the runway onto a gravel area. When the airplane entered the gravel area the right main landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the outboard edge of the aileron, and damage to the landing gear and top of the inboard wing. The pilot said there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures.

Aircraft

Registration
N601FD
Reported as
Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
TC-1772
Airframe hours
4,268
Engines
Cont Motor IO-470 SERIES, 300 horsepower, reciprocatingCont Motor I0-470 SERIES, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Business · Part 91
Operator
Beachmont LLC
Registered owner
Beachmont LLC
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · December 10, 2010 · 48 hours before
Departed
KSZT · Sandpoint, ID
Destination
63S · Colville, WA
Airport
63S · Colville Municipal Airport, runway 19, 2,695 × 40 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
61
Injuries
None
Certificates
Commercial, Airline transport
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, With waivers/limitations
Last flight review
April 10, 2010
Seat
Left
Flight hours
15,493 total · 35 in this make and model · 11,864 as pilot in command · 91 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
175° at 10 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
4,200 ft broken
Temperature
63 °F, dew point 54 °F
Altimeter
29.90 inHg
Observed at
KDEW, 55 nm away

Docket · 2

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 2, 2011, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 373 KB in all.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.