ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296126
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| Date: | Thursday 13 March 2003 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft V35B |
| Owner/operator: | Robert Smyth |
| Registration: | N35SR |
| MSN: | 10136 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2062 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-520-BA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Humacao, Puerto Rico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hollywood-North Perry Airport, FL (HWO/KHWO) |
| Humacao, PR (X63) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he landed on runway 10, and during the roll out the airplane veered to the left, and impacted with a ditch. He stated that on the downwind leg he completed a landing check, and he believed the yaw damper was "disengaged," but did not physically check to see that it was disengaged. He said just before touchdown he felt lateral directional movement, and the nose "kicked left a few degrees." He attempted to steer the airplane back to the center of the runway, but the rudder was "locked." He then realized that he did not disengage the yaw damper and attempt to correct the airplane's directional control was unsuccessful. At this point the airplane was partially off the runway and finally departed the left side of the runway. The airplane traveled through some tall weeds, and "dropped into a ditch. In addition, the pilot said he had landed with a crosswind from the left.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the left side of the runway, and impacting with a ditch. Factors in this accident were; the pilot did not follow the procedures, and deactivate the yaw damper.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA03LA075
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 16:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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