Beechcraft 58 N25734

Summary

On 6 October 2015 at about 23:00 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N25734, operated by RCL Farms Leasing LLC, was involved in an accident near Albany, Georgia, 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

6 October 2015 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Albany, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Southwest Georgia Rgnl (ABY)

Coordinates

31.5358, -84.1867

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N25734

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

2

Operator

RCL Farms Leasing LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dawson → Albany

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA16LA004

Nobody was injured.

The mechanic's inadequate inspection of the brake system during the most recent annual inspection, which resulted in the failure of both left and right main landing gear torque plates and a subsequent loss of braking action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While taxiing from the runway after landing, the commercial pilot noted "softness" when he applied the left brake. Upon entering the ramp area, he further applied the brakes and attempted to slow the airplane; however, the brakes had no effect. The airplane rolled off the ramp, into the grass, and impacted an airport perimeter fence. Examination of both left and right main landing gear brake torque plates revealed that they had fractured in fatigue, and that the fatigue cracks emanated from corrosion pitting within the attachment bolt holes. The corrosion pits in the attachment bolt holes were stress risers that likely reduced the strength of the plates. It is likely that, during the most recent maintenance inspection, about 7 months before the accident, the mechanic failed to thoroughly inspect the brake system as required, which would have detected the corrosion and fatigue cracks prior to their ultimate failure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.