# Accident 19910519016409A: Beech B23BEECH, Spanish Fork, UT, May 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1991, 15:10 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Spanish Fork Springville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0207° N, 111.5492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0207&lon=-111.5492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4019T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4019T-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 16 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910519016409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. APPLIED POWER TO RECOVER.WING HIT GROUND CAUSING GROUND LOOP AND COLLAPSING GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA91LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA113), May 19, 1991: Beech B23 (N4019T), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: A POORLY PLANNED APPROACH, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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