# Accident 19970327012039A: Beech A2319, Bessemer, AL, March 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1997, 15:05 local time
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Airport: Bessemer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3697° N, 86.9605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3697&lon=-86.9605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300JL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300JL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-19 (registry code 1151212, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,162 total, 32 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970327012039A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 MIA97LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA102), Mar 27, 1997: Beech A23-19 (N300JL), Bessemer, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's misjudged landing flare and the CFI's inadequate supervision by not taking timely remedial action.

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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