# Accident 19961030034569A: Beech B19, Mckinney, TX, October 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1996
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1798° N, 96.5899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1798&lon=-96.5899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5102R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5102R-2014-10-14) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961030034569A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING, RAN OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK TREES. (-23) A SOLO STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING, SKIDDED SIDEWAYS 219 FEET AND STRUCK TREES. THE LEFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. THE RT WING AND PROP SPINNER HAD MINOR DAMAGE. A FOLD UP 5 INCH SEAT CUSHION IS BELIEVED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE PILOT'S ABILITY TO PROPERLY OPERATE THE RUDDER AND BRAKE CONTROLS WERE HINDERED BECAUSE OF THE SEAT CUSHION. THE FLIGHT SCHOOL WAS NOTIFIED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

## 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 FTW97LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA031), Oct 30, 1996: Beech BE-19 (N5102R), Mckinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, by selecting a seat/cushion that would not allow adequate knee clearance and ankle movement in the cockpit, which was subsequently attributed to…

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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