Beechcraft A36 N4198S

Summary

On 11 June 2018 at about 20:00 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N4198S was involved in an accident near Arcadia, Florida, 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

11 June 2018 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Arcadia, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Arcadia Muni (X06)

Coordinates

27.1972, -81.8386

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N4198S

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Plant City → Arcadia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA344

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing due to a flat tire.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane veered left. He attempted to correct for the veer with right rudder and brake to no avail. Subsequently, the airplane exited the left side of the runway, encountered a ditch, and the airplane came to rest. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that the left main tire failed on landing. The Federal Aviation Administration aviation safety inspector reported that there were marks on the runway from the failed tire, but he was unable to tell if the tire had failed before or upon landing. The inspector also assessed the brakes and did not notice anything abnormal.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.