Beechcraft 35 N49KB

Summary

On 17 July 2005 at about 17:00 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N49KB was involved in an accident near Carthage, North Carolina, 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

17 July 2005 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Carthage, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Gilliam-McConnell Airfield (5NC3)

Coordinates

35.3417, -79.4369

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35

Registration

N49KB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Thomaston → Carthage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL05CA166

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive braking resulting in a loss of control and subsequent impact with gully. A related factor was the tailwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, during the landing roll the wind shifted to a tailwind and he applied brakes a little more than normal. Shortly afterwards he said the right brake failed and the airplane swung around and veered off the left side of the runway, slid 100 feet and came to rest in a deep gully lined with heavy wooded brush. Examination of the airplane found the right wing crumpled upwards, the right main and nose gear collapsed, and the propeller tips bent outward. The accident was not reported to the NTSB until November 16, 2005.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.