Beechcraft B19 N24006

Summary

On 18 May 2003 at about 14:00 local time, a Beechcraft B19 registered N24006 was involved in an accident near Chandler, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 May 2003 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Chandler Municipal Airport (CHD)

Coordinates

33.2689, -111.8111

Aircraft

Beechcraft B19

Registration

N24006

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chandler → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

LAX03LA153

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll due to his inadvertent use of brakes.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.