NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW84FA296
Registry · N554
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
SOCATA TB-20 TRINIDAD
Engine
LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19910314
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A70E46
Registrant of record
VALIAIR LC TRUSTEE
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
FIRST EVIDENCE OF LANDING GEAR TIRE MARKS WERE FOUND APRX 4,000 FT DOWN THE RWY, RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AND CONTINUED UNTIL THE ACFT ROLLED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. ALL 3 LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED IN THE SOFT DIRT AND GRAVEL. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, WHEN THE AUTO-PILOT WAS DISENGAGED ON FINAL APPROACH, 3 MILES OUT, THE ACFT YAWED RIGHT. POWER AND RUDDER WERE USED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. AT TOUCHDOWN POWER WAS REDUCED AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ACFT DRIFTED RIGHT DESPITE THE APPLICATION OF LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE. EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS IN THE AUTO-PILOT, WHEEL BRAKES, FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND TRIM SYSTEMS. THE CAUSE OF THE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LOSS WAS NOT DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1984_FTW84FA296.txt.
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