Beechcraft C23-180 N2229L

Summary

On 18 April 1982 at about 18:15 local time, a Beechcraft C23-180 registered N2229L, operated by Gary Wayne Williams, was involved in an accident near Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 April 1982 at 18:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Air Harbor (W88)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft C23-180

Registration

N2229L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gary Wayne Williams

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Knightdale → Greensboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL82DA108

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE RIGHT BRAKE SYSTEM PREVENTING HIM FROM MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING GROUND ROLL AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 09. THE MECHANIC WHO REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE REPORTED THAT TIRE TRACKS FROM THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN TIRES FIRST APPEARED APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE TWO MAIN TIRES APPEARED TO BE ROLLING UNTIL THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE DUG IN THE GROUND JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER BROKE OFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.