Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A) N601FD

Summary

On 19 July 2011 at about 21:30 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A) registered N601FD, operated by Beachmont LLC, was involved in an accident near Colville, Washington, United States. 3 people were 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

19 July 2011 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Colville, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Colville Municipal Airport (63S)

Coordinates

48.5403, -117.8886

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A)

Registration

N601FD

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Beachmont LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sandpoint → Colville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA343

Nobody was injured.

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

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.