Beechcraft A23 N8775M

Summary

On 7 June 2018 at about 21:45 local time, a Beechcraft A23 registered N8775M was involved in an accident near Sedalia, Missouri, United States. 2 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

7 June 2018 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Sedalia, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Sedalia Minicipal (DMO)

Coordinates

38.7075, -93.1758

Aircraft

Beechcraft A23

Registration

N8775M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cape Girardeau → Sedalia

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN18LA220

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing rollout due to the unexpected wind shift, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting touch-and-go landings and had landed uneventfully four times. The fifth touchdown was soft; however, the airplane suddenly turned about 90° to the left. The pilot applied right rudder and reduced the throttle to idle. The airplane departed the runway surface, during which the right horizontal stabilizer struck a light post and sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that the left brake had locked while braking on rollout. A functional check of the braking system and flight controls did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation; both left and right wheel brake mechanisms functioned properly. Reported wind conditions about the time of the accident were wind from 230° at 7 knots. However, the pilot indicated that he had checked the local weather about 20 minutes before landing, which reported wind from 100° at 3 knots. Therefore, the crosswind component would have been about 130° opposite, and 4 knots increased, from what the pilot had previously received. The pilot likely lost directional control of the airplane during the landing due to the unexpected wind shift.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.