What happened
On November 28, 2024, a Beech B300, registration N907EJ, was involved in an accident near Franklin, North Carolina, during a personal flight under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot was not injured.
While on final approach for runway 7, the pilot reported encountering light to moderate terrain-induced turbulence. The pilot performed the landing with flaps set to full and propeller controls at 1,500 rpm. The aircraft touched down just past the aiming point at an indicated airspeed of 114 knots. Following touchdown, the pilot maintained left aileron input for crosswind control and transitioned the propellers to the Beta blade angle before applying maximum reverse thrust.
During the landing roll, the aircraft's ground track began to veer to the right. The pilot reported sensing asymmetric thrust from the left engine and propeller, despite applying maximum braking and full left rudder deflection. Video evidence showed gray smoke trailing the left main landing gear during the roll. The aircraft subsequently exited the right side of the runway onto the grass, crossed a taxiway, and struck a ditch and a taxiway sign, which caused the nose landing gear to collapse.
The investigation
Preliminary examination of the aircraft revealed that the inboard tire of the left main landing gear had flat spotting through the tread, which is consistent with a sliding tire. The aircraft was equipped with a cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and Garmin primary and multi-function displays containing SD cards. The CVR and SD cards were recovered and sent to the NTSB for analysis.