Pilot Debrief

BEECH C23 near Grayslake, IL — 2008-08-28

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Date
2008-08-28
Location
Grayslake, IL, USA
Airport
C81
Aircraft
BEECH C23
Registration
N6664N
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Approach

Probable cause

The inadequate flare by the student pilot and the inadequate supervision and delayed go-around performed by the flight instructor. Contributing to the accident were the student pilot's failure to attain/maintain a stabilized approach.

Contributing factors

Contributing to the accident were the student pilot's failure to attain/maintain a stabilized approach.

NTSB narrative

The airplane experienced a hard landing during a student pilot instructional flight. The student pilot had performed two landings at the accident airport before attempting a third landing. During the third landing attempt, the airplane had a high descent rate while on final approach. The flight instructor stated that he repeatedly told the student to check the vertical speed indicator while the airplane was between final and short final. The student pilot said that before the airplane landed, the flight instructor did not say anything when engine power was reduced to idle, which resulted in the airplane slowing too much and dropping.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Human factors
First missed decision gate
Flight instructor should have intervened earlier to prevent excessive descent rate.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 14 docket documents
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Docket documents14

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