N601FD

On July 19, 2011, a Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N601FD) was involved in an incident near Colville, WA. All 3 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot’s inadequate braking after touchdown, which resulted in a runway excursion.

The pilot reported that it had just rained on the 2,695-foot-long runway that he intended to land on. During the landing roll, the pilot applied moderate braking but he did not sense that the airplane was decelerating sufficiently. The pilot stated that his knowledge of this airport made him aware of a 150 foot drop off located at the end of the runway. With the end of the runway approaching, the pilot elected to turn left off the runway and he used the right engine to assist the turn. The airplane veered left off the end of the runway onto a gravel area. When the airplane entered the gravel area the right main landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the outboard edge of the aileron, and damage to the landing gear and top of the inboard wing.

This incident is documented in NTSB report WPR11CA343. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N601FD.