Beechcraft 58 N4UT

Summary

On 6 October 2005 at about 04:15 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N4UT, operated by RAM Air Freight Inc, was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, Florida, 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

6 October 2005 at 04:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Craig Municipal Airport (KCRG)

Coordinates

30.3364, -81.5144

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N4UT

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

RAM Air Freight Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Panama City → Jacksonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

MIA06CA003

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper use of the normal brakes during the landing roll and his delay in performing a go-around resulting in an emergency descent/landing on grass past the departure end of the runway and subsequent collapse of the left main landing gear.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he executed an ILS approach to runway 32 at about 120 knots, and touched down on the first quarter of the runway at about 100 knots. During landing, he noticed that the runway was wet, so he avoided using heavy wheel braking and, "primarily used aerodynamic braking." He further stated that past the midfield point, "the airplane still had a lot more momentum to bleed off", so he could either press firmly on the wheel brakes possibly causing him to hydroplane, or attempt a go-around. With one quarter of the runway left, he performed a go-around, climbed to approximately 50 feet, and noticed that the airplane was not climbing. He aborted the go-around and landed on grass past the departure end of the runway. While on the grass, the airplane veered sideways causing the left main gear to collapse. He also reported there was "no malfunctioning of the brakes", and "no malfunction of the airplane during the go around."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.