19990328032479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A23 · Homestead, FL · March 28, 1999

Date: March 28, 1999 · 10:06 local
Place: Homestead, FL
Airport: Homestead General Aviation Arp
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8883M
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA99LA115
Reported as: Beech A23
Reported engine: Continental IO360A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 719 total310 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N8883MRegistration cancelled Oct 28, 2013 · Beech A23S/N M-632 · Built 1964 Airframe modelBeech A23 Engine modelContinental IO-346 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) The pilot experienced a reported loss of engine power at 60 feet and elected not to land straight ahead. The pilot maneuvered the airplane to the left. The right main landing gear touched down, the airplane bounced to the left striking the left wing tip and landing gear before the airplane skidded to a stop. The reported loss of engine power could not be determined. (-23)engine failure at lift off. Landed straight ahead, nose gear collapsed. Substantial damage to left wing root, buckling of sheet metal and supporting structures. Left wing has substantial damage to bottom of wing due to shearing and tearing of sheet metal and collaspe of internal structures. Fuselage, left side, above left wing root area, has damage due to bending action of the wing on impact.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT 60 FEET AND ELECTED NOT TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED TO THE LEFT STRIKING THE LEFT WING TIP AND LANDING GEAR BEFORE THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. (-23)ENGINE FAILURE AT LIFT OFF. LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING ROOT, BUCKLING OF SHEET METAL AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURES. LEFT WING HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTTOM OF WING DUE TO SHEARING AND TEARING OF SHEET METAL AND COLLASPE OF INTERNAL STRUCTURES. FUSELAGE, LEFT SIDE, ABOVE LEFT WING ROOT AREA, HAS DAMAGE DUE TO BENDING ACTION OF THE WING ON IMPACT.

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 MIA99LA115Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHomestead, FLThe pilots improper decision not to land straight ahead after sustaining a reported loss of engine power on initial take off climb with sufficient runway remaining, and improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in a subsequent in-flight collision…Mar 28, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8883M · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19870315008779ALevel Off Touchdown · Palatka, FLThe aircraft bounced during a downwind landing, collapsing the nose gear.Mar 15, 1987 · Substantial damage