# Accident 20010508009159A: Beech 77, Riverside, CA, May 8, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 8, 2001, 16:50 local time - Place: Riverside, CA - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Climb - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.9010° N, 117.3992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9010&lon=-117.3992&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3865D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3865D-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 77 - Reported engine: LYC O235L2C - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA168) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010508009159A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19)ON MAY 8, 2001, ABOUT 1650 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH BE77, N3865D, OPERATED BY RIVERSIDE AIR SERVICE, RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING PRACTICE LANDING APPROACHES NEAR LAKE MATTHEWS, CALIFORNIA. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TRAINING FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RIVERSIDE ON THE AFTERNOON OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT WAS SCHEDULED TO PRACTICE APPROACHES TO REMOTE LANDING SITES. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL FLYING AREA. HE DECIDED TO PRACTICE EMERGENCY OFF-AIRPORT LANDINGS. HE WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO PRACTICE THIS TYPE OF MANEUVER. THE STANDING POLICY AT THE FLIGHT SCHOOL IS FOR STUDENTS TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST 2500 FEET AGL DURING ALL SOLO PRACTICE MANEUVERS. WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A POWER RECOVERY FROM A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING, HE FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB, BUT CONTINUED TO LOSE ALTITUDE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD 65 KNOTS AIRSPEED INDICATED AND FULL FLAPS UNTIL HE CONTACTED THE GROUND. HE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO RETRACT OR REDUCE THE FLAPS BEFORE THE CRASH. THE POWER REQUIRED FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO CLIMB IN THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND CONFIGURATION EXCEEDED THE POWER AVAILABLE FOR FLIGHT. (.4) ON MAY 8, 2001, ABOUT 1650 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH BE77, N3865D, LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN AND BRUSH NEAR RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, WHILE PRACTICING MANEUVERS OVER AND AROUND LAKE MATHEWS. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE TRAINING FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY RIVERSIDE AIR SERVICE UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 1600 FROM RIVERSIDE. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, HE WAS FINISHING UP A FEW POWER ON AND POWER OFF STALLS, WHEN HE THOUGHT HE WOULD PRACTICE A COUPLE OF EMERGENCY LANDINGS. HE WAS FAMILAR WITH THE PROCEDURE AND HAD PRACTICED THEM SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE FIRST ATTEMPT WAS SUCESSFUL. HOWEVER, ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, HE BEGAN HIS CLIMB-OUT WITH FLAPS FULLY EXTENDED AND FULL POWER. HE WAS SUBJECTED TO TURBULENCE FROM THE RIGHT, RAISING THE RIGHT WING, AT WHICH TIME HE LOST SOME ALTITUDE. HE REGAINED CONTROL WITH AILERON AND RUDDER INPUT. HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT CLIMBING, INSTEAD HE WAS LOSING ALTITUDE. HE SAID THAT HE NEVER REGAINED ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO RAISE THE FLAPS. HE WAS FACED WITH A FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN AND THICK BRUSH. ## 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 LAX01LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA168), May 8, 2001: Beech BE77 (N3865D), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain appropriate airspeed and to configure the airplane for climb-out. ## Other reports on N3865D (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19830708042759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830708042759I), Jul 8, 1983: Beech 77 (N3865D), Vernal, UT, Minor damage. Became disoriented and after trying to locate his position made an emergency landing on a road. Wing tip hit a post 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.