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FAA accident report · Beech 95-A55 · Ada, OK · September 6, 1999

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Date
September 6, 1999 · 17:00 local
Place
Ada, OK
Airport
Ada Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9576Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW99LA248
Reported as
Beech 95A55
Reported engine
Continental IO470L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,470 total12 in this make and model
N9576YRegistration cancelled Sep 28, 2005 · Beech 95-A55S/N TC-358 · Built 1962Airframe modelBeech 95-A55Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(.19) On September 6, 1999, at 1700 central daylight time, a Beech 95-A55 baron multi-engine airplane, N9576Y, was destroyed while landing at the Ada Municipal Airport, Ada, OK. The airplane was registered to and operated by bedre nut company inc., of Ada, OK. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 personal flight and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the Ada Municipal Airport. According to the pilot and the FAA inspector, the airplane was landing on runway 17. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and traveled approx. 600 yards. The airplane struck and entered a hangar. It collided with a parked, unoccupied airplane and came to rest in a hangar. The FAA inspector stated that the airplane was destroyed. (-23)pilot lost control of the aircraft during landing. Aircraft left runway and traveled approximately 500 yards under power, across grass and dirt, across a taxiway and into a closed hanger door. The aircraft was under enough power to penetrate the steel door, shear off both wings, and shear off n.4)the pilot lost control of the airplane during the landing flare/touchdown, and the airplane exited the runway and impacted a hangar. According to witnesses, the airplane's speed during the approach was 'fast.' The pilot stated that the airplane landed on runway 35 and 'veered left for unknown reasons.' The airplane exited the left side of the runway and traveled 500 yards, where it penetrated a steel sheeted hangar door with three-inch steel reinforcements. A person who previously flew with the pilot reported to the FAA that the pilot 'likes to land hot.' It was noted during the post-accident examination of the airframe that two of the three seat guides for the pilot's seat, which secured the seat legs to the seat tracks, were spread open. The center and right seat guides were dislodged from the seat tracks. No other anomalies with the airframe or engines were discovered.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1999, AT 1700 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 95-A55 BARON MULTI-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N9576Y, WAS DESTROYED WHILE LANDING AT THE ADA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ADA, OK. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY BEDRE NUT COMPANY INC., OF ADA, OK. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ADA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND THE FAA INSPECTOR, THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED APPROX. 600 YARDS. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK AND ENTERED A HANGAR. IT COLLIDED WITH A PARKED, UNOCCUPIED AIRPLANE AND CAME TO REST IN A HANGAR. THE FAA INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. (-23)PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 500 YARDS UNDER POWER, ACROSS GRASS AND DIRT, ACROSS A TAXIWAY AND INTO A CLOSED HANGER DOOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER ENOUGH POWER TO PENETRATE THE STEEL DOOR, SHEAR OFF BOTH WINGS, AND SHEAR OFF N.4)THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING FLARE/TOUCHDOWN, AND THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A HANGAR. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE'S SPEED DURING THE APPROACH WAS 'FAST.' THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON RUNWAY 35 AND 'VEERED LEFT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.' THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED 500 YARDS, WHERE IT PENETRATED A STEEL SHEETED HANGAR DOOR WITH THREE-INCH STEEL REINFORCEMENTS. A PERSON WHO PREVIOUSLY FLEW WITH THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE FAA THAT THE PILOT 'LIKES TO LAND HOT.' IT WAS NOTED DURING THE POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME THAT TWO OF THE THREE SEAT GUIDES FOR THE PILOT'S SEAT, WHICH SECURED THE SEAT LEGS TO THE SEAT TRACKS, WERE SPREAD OPEN. THE CENTER AND RIGHT SEAT GUIDES WERE DISLODGED FROM THE SEAT TRACKS. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINES WERE DISCOVERED.

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 FTW99LA248Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAda, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing flare/touchdown. Factors were the pilot's excessive approach speed and the partial failure of the seat guides for the pilot's seat.Sep 6, 1999 · Substantial damage