# Accident 19951130049559A: Beech D18S, Loveland, CO, November 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1995, 14:15 local time
- Place: Loveland, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4092° N, 105.0695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4092&lon=-105.0695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8603A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8603A-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951130049559A

## Narrative

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

(-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."

## 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 FTW96LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA057), Nov 30, 1995: Beech D18S (N8603A), Loveland, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: THE 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…

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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