19951130049559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech D18S · Loveland, CO · November 30, 1995

Date: November 30, 1995 · 14:15 local
Place: Loveland, CO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8603A
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA057
Reported as: Beech D18S
Fatal injuries: 0

N8603ARegistration cancelled Apr 9, 2013 · Beech D18SS/N A-557 · Built 1951 Airframe modelBeech D18S Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-16) On November 30, 1995, at approximately 1415 MST, a Beechcraft model D18S with registration number N8603A impacted the ground while landing on runway 15 at fnl. The pilot and two passengers received minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, however, wind conditions at the time of occurrence were reported at 2424G30. According to the crosswind component chart published by Beech aircraft company, for the model BE-18 series aircraft, the maximum wind velocity for ground handling the aircraft at a 90 degree angle to the nose of the aircraft is 15 knots demonstrated. The pilot reported that the aircraft bounced on initial touchdown and that the right wing rose, causing the aircraft to bank left. Attempts by the pilot to bring the wings back to level failed. The left wing tip impacted the ground, causing the aircraft to "ground loop."

As the FAA filed it

(-16) ON NOVEMBER 30, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 MST, A BEECHCRAFT MODEL D18S WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N8603A IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 AT FNL. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, HOWEVER, WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE WERE REPORTED AT 2424G30. ACCORDING TO THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT CHART PUBLISHED BY BEECH AIRCRAFT COMPANY, FOR THE MODEL BE-18 SERIES AIRCRAFT, THE MAXIMUM WIND VELOCITY FOR GROUND HANDLING THE AIRCRAFT AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT IS 15 KNOTS DEMONSTRATED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN AND THAT THE RIGHT WING ROSE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BANK LEFT. ATTEMPTS BY THE PILOT TO BRING THE WINGS BACK TO LEVEL FAILED. THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTED THE GROUND, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO "GROUND LOOP."

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA057Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLoveland, COThe second pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions and his improper recovery from a bounced landing, and the pilot-in-command's inadequate supervision of the flight. Factors were the second pilot's lack of landing experience in the airplane…Nov 30, 1995 · Destroyed