# Accident 20000826005609A: Beech D45, Jacksonville, FL, August 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2000, 12:40 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Jacksonville Nas/Tower Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2203° N, 81.6698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2203&lon=-81.6698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20685, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20685-2013-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D-45 (registry code 1152012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D45
- Reported engine: CONT O4704
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 673 total, 16 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000826005609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING RUNWAY 9, PILOT REPORTED THAT AT 80KTS HE PULLED POWER BACK AND FLARED HIGH AND SUBSEQUENTLY STALLED CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY HARD BEFORE LANDING ON ALL 3 LANDING GEAR. THE RIGHT WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.               (.4) ON AUGUST 26, 2000, ABOUT 1240 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH D-45, N20685, REGISTERED TO THE UNITED STATES NAVY, AND OPERATED BY JAX NAVY FLYING CLUB, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, STRUCK A WING WHILE LANDING AT NAVAL AIR STATION JACKSONVILLE, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BUNNELL, FLORIDA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1140. THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HE FLARED IT TOO HIGH, AND THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE LANDING GEAR. HE FURTHER STATED THAT AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT, A 4-FOOT OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING HAD BUCKLED. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT SAID THAT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THERE HAD BEEN NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS  OR FAILURES TO THE AIRCRAFT OR ANY OF ITS SYSTEMS. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS WEARING PRESCRIPTION SUNGLASSES WITH BIFOCALS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND HE FELT THAT THEY AFFECTED HIS DEPTH PERCEPTION.

## 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 MIA00LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA254), Aug 26, 2000: Beech D-45 (N20685), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper landing flare which resulted the right wing dropping and impacting the runway.

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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