19961218047269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 77 · Spokane, WA · December 18, 1996

Date: December 18, 1996 · 08:00 local
Place: Spokane, WA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6043M
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA97LA038
Reported as: Beech 77

N6043MRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 1999 · Beech 77S/N WA-18 Airframe modelBeech 77

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What happened

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

(-16) The pilot reported that after making "clearing turns", student made a series of "s" turns across a road in the student practice area 10 miles northeast of felts field (sff) @ approximately 3900 MSL. After collision, PIC could see no damage from pilot position and determined that he still had control the a/c and returned immediately to sff and made a normal landing. Post flight inspection revealed RH elevator to be missing & RH leading edge of horizontal stab. Near tip crushed. Some skin stress wrinkles in vertical stabilizer were visible. PIC contacted FSDO and NTSB.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER MAKING "CLEARING TURNS", STUDENT MADE A SERIES OF "S" TURNS ACROSS A ROAD IN THE STUDENT PRACTICE AREA 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF FELTS FIELD (SFF) @ APPROXIMATELY 3900 MSL. AFTER COLLISION, PIC COULD SEE NO DAMAGE FROM PILOT POSITION AND DETERMINED THAT HE STILL HAD CONTROL THE A/C AND RETURNED IMMEDIATELY TO SFF AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED RH ELEVATOR TO BE MISSING & RH LEADING EDGE OF HORIZONTAL STAB. NEAR TIP CRUSHED. SOME SKIN STRESS WRINKLES IN VERTICAL STABILIZER WERE VISIBLE. PIC CONTACTED FSDO AND NTSB.

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 SEA97LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpokane, WAThe failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid each other. A factor contributing to the accident was the Cessna's pilot diverted attention.Dec 18, 1996 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage