# Accident 20011020036199A: Beech B19, Ashville, AL, October 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2001, 15:15 local time
- Place: Ashville, AL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3000° N, 86.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3000&lon=-86.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1929W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1929W-2017-05-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011020036199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT MADE AN INTENTIONAL LANDING AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP, BOUNCED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND RAN OFF THE END OF IT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED ACROSS A COUNTY ROAD COMING TO A STOP IN THE FRONT YARD OF A RESIDENCE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE WEST END OF THE GRASS RUNWAY. (.19) ON OCTOBER 20, AT 1515 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 19, N1929W, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND A BERM DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING TO A PRIVATE SOD AIRSTRIP NEAR ST. CLAIR SPRINGS, ALABAMA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR A RUNWAY 27 APPROACH TO LAND. A NEARBY EYEWITNESS REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN LONG ON THE 2000-FOOT LONG SOD AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A BERM AND SHEARED OFF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE FRONT Y                    ARD OF A NEARBY RESIDENT. FLIGHT DEPARTED OSX AT 12:30 CDT KOSCIUSKO-ATTALA CITY AIRPORT, KOSCIUSKO, MS. NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED BUT REQUESTED & RECEIVED FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM MEMPHIS.

## 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 ATL02LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA002), Oct 20, 2001: Beech 19 (N1929W), St Clair Spring, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged the touchdown point that resulted in the runway overrun.

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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