# Accident 19940911034169A: Beech B19, Big Bear, CA, September 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1994, 15:45 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2596° N, 116.8405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2596&lon=-116.8405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19NH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19NH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940911034169A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED ON LANDING ROLL. GEAR ASSEMBLY HAD PRIOR HIDDEN FATIGUE CRACK.

## 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 LAX94LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA362), Sep 11, 1994: Beech B19 (N19NH), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure and separation of the right main landing gear wheel assembly due to a preexisting and undetected crack.

## Other reports on N19NH (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920525022599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920525022599I), May 25, 1992: Beech B19 (N19NH), Imperial, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft on landing rollout. Veered off runway. Nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19841002065679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841002065679I), Oct 2, 1984: Beech B19 (N19NH), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control during rollout. Right main gear strut sheared off.
- [Incident 19840721053779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840721053779I), Jul 21, 1984: Beech B19 (N19NH), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Student on third sold over controlled on landing. Bounced and porpoise damaging the nose gear and propeller.

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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