# Accident 20011026030109A: Beech B95A, Pittstown, NJ, October 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2001, 12:35 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Sky Manor Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5692° N, 74.9598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5692&lon=-74.9598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N919Q-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B95A (registry code 1153406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011026030109A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON OCTOBER 26, 2001, ABOUT 1255 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH B95A, N919Q, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING AT SKY MANOR AIRPORT (N40), PITTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, WHILE INJURIES TO THE FAMILY DOG WERE UNKNOWN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE FOR THE FLIGHT, BETWEEN BOIRE FIELD (ASH), NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND PITTSTOWN. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE PILOT ABORTED THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT. DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE AIRPLANE FIRST TOUCHED DOWN ON ONE MAIN LANDING GEAR, THEN THE OTHER. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE WENT "STRAIGHT UP IN THE AIR, AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED. IT THEN NOSED STRAIGHT DOWN, AND LEFT TWO IMPACT MARKS WHERE THE ENGINES HIT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED ON TO ITS BACK, AND SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY FOR ABOUT 25 FEET. (-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 25, PILOT ABORTED FIRST ATTEMPT DUE TO SEVERE DOWNDRAFTS AND CROSSWIND FROM THE NORTHEAST. DURING SECOND APPROACH PILOT                                                             TOUCHED DOWN, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND ROLLED LEFT. LEFT WING HIT RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED TO THE LEFT, BECAME INVERTED AND CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 25.

## 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 NYC02LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA017), Oct 26, 2001: Beech B95A (N919Q), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a go-around in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the gusty wind conditions.

## Other reports on N919Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910421021059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910421021059I), Apr 21, 1991: Beech B95 (N919Q), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Right wheel collapsed on rollout. Found a bent gear actuating rod.

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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