Beechcraft B23 N4002T

Summary

On 16 September 2016 at about 23:50 local time, a Beechcraft B23 registered N4002T was involved in an accident near Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. 2 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

16 September 2016 at 23:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Triple W (5W5)

Coordinates

35.6186, -78.6992

Aircraft

Beechcraft B23

Registration

N4002T

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Statesville → Raleigh

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

GAA16CA494

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, 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 reported that he crossed midfield, entered the traffic pattern, and then flew down the centerline to "view the runway", but it was "getting dark and difficult to see". The pilot further reported that after touchdown the runway conditions were worse than he had expected and "heavy vegetation pulled" the airplane to the left. The airplane veered off the runway to the left and impacted a group of small pine trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.