# Accident 20010602014169A: Beech 76, Prescott, AZ, June 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2001, 08:00 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6204° N, 112.4196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6204&lon=-112.4196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6046U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1G6D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,220 total, 397 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010602014169A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JUNE 2, 2001, ABOUT 0800 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 76, N6046U, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AT PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATED DUAL STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED PRESCOTT ABOUT 0700. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE OPERATOR'S SAFETY OFFICER REPORTED THAT A HARD LANDING OCCURRED WHILE THE STUDENT WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS. (-23) STUDENT FLARED HIGH AND ALLOWED AIRSPEED TO BLEED OFF WHILE EXECUTING A SHORT FIELD LANDING.  INSTRUCTOR DID NOT TAKE OVER CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL INSTRUCTING THE STUDENT TO GO AROUND THREE TIMES TO WHICH THE STUDENT DID NOT RESPOND.  AS INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED RECOVERY AND GO AROUND THE AIRCRAFT SANK TO THE RUNWAY AND MADE A HARD LANDING.                         (.4) ON JUNE 2, 2001, ABOUT 0800 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 76, N6046U, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AT PRESCOTT, ARI                                                      ZONA. EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATED DUAL STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED PRESCOTT ABOUT 0705. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE STUDENT'S PREVIOUS TWO LANDINGS WERE "ALLRIGHT" EXCEPT HIS FINAL APPROACHES WERE LOW. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ASKED THE STUDENT TO MAKE A SHORT FIELD LANDING AND TO "KEEP HIS GLIDE A LITTLE HIGH." ON THIS APPROACH, AS THE AIRPLANE NEARED THE THRESHOLD, THE STUDENT BEGAN TO PULL THE POWER BACK AND BRING THE NOSE UP. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE STUDENT TO "KEEP IT DOWN JUST A LITTLE LONGER." AGAIN, THE STUDENT RETARDED THE POWER AND RAISED THE NOSE, AND THE INSTRUCTOR ORDERED A GO-AROUND. THE STUDENT'S REACTION WAS SLOW AND THE INSTRUCTOR SAID "GO-AROUND" AGAIN. SHE THEN PUSHED THE THROTTLES FORWARD HERSELF BUT THE AIRPLANE WAS SINKING RAPIDLY. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED. BOTH PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY, BOTH WINGS BUCKLED IN THE FLAP HINGE AREA, AND A FIREWALL BUCKLED.

## 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 LAX01LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA202), Jun 2, 2001: Beech 76 (N6046U), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student who failed to maintain adequate airspeed on approach, resulting in a stall/mush, and delayed remedial action when the flight…

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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