# Accident 19990906026119A: Beech 95A55, Ada, OK, September 6, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 6, 1999, 17:00 local time - Place: Ada, OK - Airport: Ada Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.7707° N, 96.6602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7707&lon=-96.6602&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9576Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9576Y-2005-09-28) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55 - Reported engine: CONT IO470L - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 4,470 total, 12 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA248) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990906026119A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.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. ## 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 FTW99LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA248), Sep 6, 1999: Beech 95-A55 (N9576Y), Ada, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.