Pilot Debrief

Beech 65-A90 near Titusville, FL — 2008-05-06

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Date
2008-05-06
Location
Titusville, FL, USA
Airport
X21
Aircraft
Beech 65-A90
Registration
N41DZ
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.

NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing the twin-engine, turboprop airplane on a 3,000-foot-long, 70-foot-wide, asphalt runway, when he encountered a high sink rate. He applied engine power; however, the engines did not respond quickly enough to prevent a hard landing. During the hard landing, the main landing gear separated and the left landing gear struck the vertical stabilizer. The pilot subsequently performed a go-around and landed on a grass runway, without further incident. The pilot stated that he did not experience any mechanical malfunctions. He reported 5000 hours of total flight experience, which included 500 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane.

NTSB coding

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