Beechcraft A23-24 N6116N

Summary

On 18 July 1986 at about 17:45 local time, a Beechcraft A23-24 registered N6116N was involved in an accident near Lake City, South 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 July 1986 at 17:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake City, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Cockfield

Coordinates

33.8603, -79.7502

Aircraft

Beechcraft A23-24

Registration

N6116N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lake City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL86LA198

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

DURING LANDING ROLL THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY. HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL HAD MALFUNCTIONED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT A NOSE WHEEL CABLE WAS BROKEN, ALLOWING THE NOSE WHEEL TO TURN TO ONE SIDE DURING TOUCHDOWN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.