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FAA incident report · Beech B60 · San Juan, Puerto Rico · December 26, 1995

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Date
December 26, 1995 · 17:52 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Isla Grande Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N719MC
Reported as
Beech B60
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,078 total100 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On December 26, 1995 at approximately 5:52PM local time, pilot, Mr. Manuel bracete, ATP certificate number 1570409, while trying to make a short field landing at fernando luis rivas dominicci (sig) airport on runway 27, flew aircraft Beechcraft model BE-60 duke, registration number N719MC too low on final leg and struck several canvas tops of boats in the top tier of shooters restaurant marina dry-stack. The pilot managed to make an uneventful landing at the airport. Damages to the aircraft are considered minor. There were no injuries to the two passengers on board. Pilot claimed that the decision to make a short field landing was due to a flap motor malfunction and flaps couldn't be extended FAA iic was unable to certify this claim due to the fact that the pilot was unavailable after the incident. The mechanic for this aircraft Mr. Jose ortiz (which was one of the passengers) indicated that the flap motor was repaired the next day of the incident and that he found moisture on same. The marina dry-stack structure is approximately 40 feet high and the boats in top of the structure extend approximately 8 feet high. The distance of the dry-stack frame to runway 27 threshold is approximately one thousand (1,000) feet. It is evident that the pilot Mr. Manuel bracete mis-judged the adequate height on his flight path on final approach to runway 27. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 26, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:52PM LOCAL TIME, PILOT, MR. MANUEL BRACETE, ATP CERTIFICATE NUMBER 1570409, WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A SHORT FIELD LANDING AT FERNANDO LUIS RIVAS DOMINICCI (SIG) AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 27, FLEW AIRCRAFT BEECHCRAFT MODEL BE-60 DUKE, REGISTRATION NUMBER N719MC TOO LOW ON FINAL LEG AND STRUCK SEVERAL CANVAS TOPS OF BOATS IN THE TOP TIER OF SHOOTERS RESTAURANT MARINA DRY-STACK. THE PILOT MANAGED TO MAKE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT THE AIRPORT. DAMAGES TO THE AIRCRAFT ARE CONSIDERED MINOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. PILOT CLAIMED THAT THE DECISION TO MAKE A SHORT FIELD LANDING WAS DUE TO A FLAP MOTOR MALFUNCTION AND FLAPS COULDN'T BE EXTENDED FAA IIC WAS UNABLE TO CERTIFY THIS CLAIM DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PILOT WAS UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE MECHANIC FOR THIS AIRCRAFT MR. JOSE ORTIZ (WHICH WAS ONE OF THE PASSENGERS) INDICATED THAT THE FLAP MOTOR WAS REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY OF THE INCIDENT AND THAT HE FOUND MOISTURE ON SAME. THE MARINA DRY-STACK STRUCTURE IS APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET HIGH AND THE BOATS IN TOP OF THE STRUCTURE EXTEND APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET HIGH. THE DISTANCE OF THE DRY-STACK FRAME TO RUNWAY 27 THRESHOLD IS APPROXIMATELY ONE THOUSAND (1,000) FEET. IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE PILOT MR. MANUEL BRACETE MIS-JUDGED THE ADEQUATE HEIGHT ON HIS FLIGHT PATH ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^