Accident Details
On September 28, 2012, at about 1430 Pacific daylight time, a Beechcraft BE-V35A (registration N6278V) taxied into a parked vehicle at Zamperini Field in Torrance, California. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The pilot, a certified flight instructor, was the sole occupant and was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal local flight had departed El Monte Airport, El Monte, California, about 1400, with a planned destination of Torrance. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.
Pilot Report
According to a written statement, the pilot landed and received a clearance to taxi to his hangar. During taxi, he attempted a left turn but found that despite applying full left pedal input, the airplane would not turn. The airplane veered off the taxiway surface into a dirt median and continued onto the main ramp area. The pilot could not stop the airplane before its left wing collided with a parked vehicle located on the ramp.
Postaccident Examination
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector and an aviation mechanic performed a postaccident examination of the airplane. The ruddervator system was examined from the cockpit to the ruddervators, and no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures was found. The nose wheel steering was inspected and operationally checked while the airplane was on jacks; no abnormalities were discovered. The inspector found no anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.