# Accident 20000514012559A: Beech C45, Monroe, NC, May 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2000, 15:51 local time
- Place: Monroe, NC
- Airport: Monroe Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0705° N, 80.5193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0705&lon=-80.5193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6082, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6082) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45 (registry code 1150904, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000514012559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WINDS WERE LIGHT AND SKY CONDITIONS CLEAR WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE CONVENTIONAL GEARED TAILWHEEL TWIN BEECH AIRPLANE ON A DRY RUNWAY 05 AT MONROE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (EQY). A LINE SERIVCE WORKER OBSERVED A TOUCH DOWN HARD ENOUGH THAT THE PLANE BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, VEERED TO THE LEFT, SLAMMED INTO THE ADJACENT SOD AREA, AND THEN SKIDDED TO A STOP JUST SHORT OF THE TERMINAL RAMP AREA.  THE PILOT HAS NO SIMILAR TYPE TWIN TAILWHEEL EXPERIENCE AND HAD CHECKED OUT IN THIS AIRPLANE 11 DAYS PRIOR.  HE FLEW IT APPROXIMATELY 36 HOURS IN THAT 11 DAYS PERIOD.  HE SAID THAT AFTER THE TOUCHDOWN AND BOUNCE HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND WITH FULL POWER, AND THAT HE LEFT ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO RESPOND AS THE PLANE WENT LEFT.

## 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 MIA00LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA155), May 14, 2000: Beech 18 (N6082), Monroe, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go-around, resulting in a loss of directional control, and subsequent collapse of the left main landing gear after the airplane…

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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