# Accident 20010717018849A: Beech B19, Minneapolis, MN, July 17, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 17, 2001, 16:17 local time - Place: Minneapolis, MN - Airport: Flying Cloud Airport - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 44.8267° N, 93.4567° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8267&lon=-93.4567&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3214L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3214L-2018-04-19) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH B19 - Pilot certificates: Student - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA209) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010717018849A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JULY 17, 2001, AT 1617 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH B19, N3214L, OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED ON RUNWAY 18 (2,691 FEET BY 75 FEET, DRY ASPHALT) AT FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT (FCM), EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, FOLLOWING A BOUNCED LANDING. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS FIELD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA. THE NTSB ON SCENE INVESTIGATION BEGAN ON JULY 21, 2001. THE AIRPLANE AND AIRPLANE RECORDS WERE EXAMINED AT FCM. THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE GEAR TUBES WERE BENT AFT AND BROKEN. THE NOSE WHEEL AND TRUNION WERE BROKEN OFF. THE AIRPLANE'S FIREWALL SHOWED A 1-INCH DEEP GASH IN THE BOTTOM CENTER. THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE FIREWALL WAS BENT INWARD. THE BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, AFT OF THE FIREWALL SHOWED A 36-INCH LONG, 12-INCH WIDE AFT RUNNING DENT IN THE SKIN. BOTH PROPELLER BLADES WERE CURLED AFT AT THE TIPS. T HE TIP OF THE SPINNER WAS DENTED INWARD. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS, AND OTHER AIRPLANE SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. (-23) UPON LANDING, AIRCRAFT PORPOISED 3 TIMES, BREAKING NOSE GEAR OFF ON THIRD BOUNCE. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE MOUNT AND FIREWALL. STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. ## 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 CHI01FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA209), Jul 17, 2001: Beech B19 (N3214L), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing, her failure to recover from the bounced landing, and the nose gear overload. ## Other reports on N3214L (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20090521012449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090521012449A), May 21, 2009: Beech B19 (N3214L), Winsted, MN, Substantial damage. Noncurrent private pilot was working with experienced flight instructor to get current after extended hiatus from flying. Aircraft N3214L flew to Winsted… - [Incident 20050727021669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050727021669I), Jul 27, 2005: Beech B19 (N3214L), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Rubber disk in plate assembly failed inside nose gear housing causing nose gear fork and axial assembly to contact nose gear housing, which caused an… - [Incident 19840321012819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840321012819I), Mar 21, 1984: Beech B19 (N3214L), Fayetteville, AR, Minor damage. Made hard landing in gusty wind on a checkride. Impact broke off a wheel. Stayed aloft and examiner landed plane. 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.