Beechcraft A36 N6XZ

Summary

On 7 February 2011 at about 16:30 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N6XZ, operated by Kahler Automation Corporation, was involved in an accident near Danville, Illinois, 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

7 February 2011 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Danville, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Vermilion Regional Airport (KDNV)

Coordinates

40.1997, -87.5956

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N6XZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kahler Automation Corporation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairmont → Danville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11LA178

Nobody was injured.

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

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

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The pilot reported that while he was in the downwind leg of the traffic pattern he checked for runway contamination and the runway was clear and dry. He stated that his landing approach and touchdown on the runway centerline were uneventful. Approximately 500 feet into the landing roll, he applied right brake pressure, and the airplane immediately entered a right swerve. He stated that he was unable to regain directional control with the full application of left rudder and brake inputs. The airplane continued in the right swerve, departing off the right side of the runway. The left main landing gear collapsed during the runway excursion, damaging the left wing closeout rib and aft spar. The pilot's statement that airplane continued to track the runway centerline for 500 feet after touchdown, before his first application of brake pressure, suggests that the disk-brake components and rotor were clear of any contamination such as ice and/or snow during the landing roll. Further, if there had been any contamination, the rotational energy at touchdown would have broken loose any ice or snow. A postaccident examination of the airplane's right wheel and disk-brake components did not reveal any preimpact anomalies or failures that would have prevented normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.