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FAA accident report · Beech A23-19 · Bessemer, AL · March 27, 1997

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Date
March 27, 1997 · 15:05 local
Place
Bessemer, AL
Airport
Bessemer
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N300JL
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA97LA102
Reported as
Beech A2319
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,162 total32 in this make and model177 in the last 90 days
N300JLRegistered now · Beech A23-19S/N MB-134 · Built 1966Airframe modelBeech A23-19Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(.4)According to the certified flight instructor (CFI), he and a pre-solo student pilot were performing touch-and-go landings. The CFI stated that the student landed the airplane 'with a side load on the right main landing gear. The wheel separated from the gear, and the CFI said, 'we flew the aircraft off with no wheel, I surveyed the damage and landed safely in the grass.' The airplane nosed down and the right wing impacted the ground. (-23) on March 27, 1997, at approx. 1505 central standard time, a Beech A23-19, N300JL, crashed during a landing at the bessemmer, AL airport. During an instructional flight with the student performing touch and go landings, the CFI was late to intervene to make proper flight control inputs. The aircraft touched down with excessive side load on the main gear. The aircraft subsequently bounced and the right main landing gear departed the aircraft. The aircraft came to rest along side of the runway in the grass. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and the commercial-rated pilot and student pilot were not injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), HE AND A PRE-SOLO STUDENT PILOT WERE PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. THE CFI STATED THAT THE STUDENT LANDED THE AIRPLANE 'WITH A SIDE LOAD ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE GEAR, AND THE CFI SAID, 'WE FLEW THE AIRCRAFT OFF WITH NO WHEEL, I SURVEYED THE DAMAGE AND LANDED SAFELY IN THE GRASS.' THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND. (-23) ON MARCH 27, 1997, AT APPROX. 1505 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEECH A23-19, N300JL, CRASHED DURING A LANDING AT THE BESSEMMER, AL AIRPORT. DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH THE STUDENT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, THE CFI WAS LATE TO INTERVENE TO MAKE PROPER FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH EXCESSIVE SIDE LOAD ON THE MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY BOUNCED AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ALONG SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

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 MIA97LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBessemer, ALthe student pilot's misjudged landing flare and the CFI's inadequate supervision by not taking timely remedial action.Mar 27, 1997 · Substantial damage