# Accident 20020324004159A: Beech C24R, Bayou La Batre, AL, March 24, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 24, 2002, 17:20 local time - Place: Bayou La Batre, AL - Airport: Roy E Ray Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.4547° N, 88.2106° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4547&lon=-88.2106&mi=10 - Aircraft: N18891, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18891-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH C24R - Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA071) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020324004159A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) PILOT IN COMMAND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GET TOO SLOW ON APPROACH, RESULTING IN HARD LANDING, APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND, LOST CONTROL, DRIFTED TO LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, IMPACTED TREES. (.19) ON MARCH 24, 2002, ABOUT 1720 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEACH C-24R, N18891, REGISTERED TO DELTA BEECH LLC, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, CRASHED IN THE VICINITY OF BAYOU LA BATRE, ALABAMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND A PASSENGER ABOARD WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MOBILE, ALABAMA, ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HIS LANDING ATTEMPT RESULTED IN A HARD TOUCHDOWN AND HE DECIDED TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND. HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED FOR THE GO AROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO SOME TREES OFF TO THE LEFT OF ROY E. RAY AIRPORT'S RUNWAY 18. (.4) ON MARCH 24, 2002, ABOUT 1650 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEECH C-24R, N18891, REGISTERED TO DELTA BEECH LLC, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED IN THE VICINITY OF BAYOU LA BATRE, ALABAMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND A PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MOBILE, ALABAMA, ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HIS LANDING ATTEMPT ON ROY E. RAY AIRPORT'S RUNWAY 18 RESULTED IN A HIGH FLARE AND HARD TOUCHDOWN AND BOUNCE. HE DECIDED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND, BUT DID NOT RETRACT FLAPS TO A NORMAL TAKEOFF SETTING. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB, SIMPLY STAYED IN GROUND EFFECT, AND DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SMALL STAND OF BRUSH AND TREES. HE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED, AND EGRESSED THE WRECKED AIRCRAFT UNDER THEIR OWN POWER. THE PILOT STATED THERE WERE NO ABNORMALITIES OR MALFUNCTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GET TOO SLOW ON APPROACH, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. DURING THE PILOT'S RESULTANT GO-AROUND ATTEMPT, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, DRIFTED LEFT, AND IMPACTED TREES. ## 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 MIA02LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA071), Mar 24, 2002: Beech C-24R (N18891), Bayou La Batre, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft directional control while executing a go-around, resulting in an inflight collision with trees. ## Other reports on N18891 (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19900608031169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900608031169I), Jun 8, 1990: Beech C24R (N18891), Linden, AL, Minor damage. Did not complete landing checklist and failed to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. - [Accident 19870308005029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870308005029A), Mar 8, 1987: Beech C24R (N18891), Milton, FL, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel exhaustion and the aircraft was ditched in a river. Pilot failed to follow 14 CFR 91.23 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. 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