# Accident 20020222002189A: Beech 77, Long Beach, CA, February 22, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2002, 12:54 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HQ2R
- Location: 33.8183° N, 118.1528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8183&lon=-118.1528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38026, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38026) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020222002189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE DOING A TOUCH AND GO AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT, MR. RICHARD NELSON A STUDENT PILOT, LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT, N38026, A BEECHCRAFT SKIPPER. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 25L, MR. NELSON STATED THAT HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS, THE AIRCRAFT THEN STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. MR. NELSON ATTEMPTED TO "STEER" THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY 25L, CROSSED A GRASSY AREA, CROSSED TAXIWAY FOXTROT, WENT THROUGH THE FEDERAL EXPRESS CARGO RAMP AND THEN CAME TO A STOP AFTER THE LEFT WING STRUCK A CHAIN LINK FENCE. MR. NELSON STATED THAT ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WERE WORKING PROPERLY BEFORE THIS ACCIDENT AND THE AIRCRAFT'S POWER WAS AT THE IDLE POSITION.

## 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 LAX02LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA089), Feb 22, 2002: Beech 77 (N38026), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control due to the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition.

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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