# Accident 20011116034519A: Beech C50, Altus, OK, November 16, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 16, 2001, 15:00 local time - Place: Altus, OK - Airport: Altus Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.6989° N, 99.3381° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6989&lon=-99.3381&mi=10 - Aircraft: N432L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432L-2013-04-16) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech C-50 (registry code 1152510, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-50) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH C50 - Reported engine: LYC GO480* - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA049) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011116034519A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED AND ON ROLLOUT ALL THREE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED, THE RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT UPPER LEGS BROKE. THE GENERATOR ON THE LEFT ENGINE WAS BROKEN AT THE MOUNTING FLANGE. THE WING SPAR STRUCTURE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE HARD LANDING AND GEAR FAILURE. AIRCRAFT HOBBS METER 2383.1 HOURS, NO REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OR AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE OR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE IN THE AIRCRAFT, WHEN IT WAS EXAMINED 11/30/2001. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 16, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 1000 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEECH BE-50, N432L, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING AT THE ALTUS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ALTUS, OKLAHOMA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT ALTUS; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTED FOG ALONG THE PLANNED ROUTE AND DIVERTED TO ALTUS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI, WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF SLATON, TEXAS. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. AIRPORT PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE INITIALLY LANDED AT ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE ALTUS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AND DURING THAT LANDING, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE ENTER THE LANDING/FLARE AT "20 FEET AGL, LAND HARD, AND BOUNCE BEFORE REMAINING ON THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE FAA INSPECTOR, RESPONDING TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, FOUND DAMAGED ENGINE MOUNTS, NOSE GEAR, AND NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL. THE GENERATOR MOUNTING PAD FOR THE LEFT ENGINE WAS FOUND DAMAGED. (.4) ON NOVEMBER 16, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 1500 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEECH BE-50 TWIN ENGINE AIRPLANE, N432L, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AT THE ALTUS MOUNTAIN REGIONAL AIRPORT (AXS), NEAR ALTUS, OKLAHOMA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE SINGLE-ENGINE LAND RATED PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT ALTUS; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED FOG ALONG THE PLANNED ROUTE AND DIVERTED TO ALTUS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT FROM POPLAR BLUFF, MISSOURI, TO SLATON, TEXAS, A FOG BANK, WHICH EXTENDED TO THE GROUND, WAS ENCOUNTERED ABOUT 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM ALTUS, OKLAHOMA. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE AT AXS, BUT INADVERTENTLY LANDED AT ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE MILITARY BASE AND LANDED AT AXS. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD, BOUNCED, AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED THROUGH A DITCH, COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BOTH ENGINE MOUNTS, AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE GENERATOR MOUNTING PAD FOR THE LEFT ENGINE WAS DAMAGED, AND THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT AFT. THE HOBBS METER READING WAS 2,383.1 HOURS. THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN SOLD TO THE PILOT APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN A COMPLETED PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT (NTSB FORM 6120.1/2) FROM THE PILOT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. ## 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 FTW02LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA049), Nov 16, 2001: Beech BE-50 (N432L), Altus, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the ditch. 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.