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FAA incident report · Beech A45 · Cocoa, FL · February 21, 2003

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Date
February 21, 2003 · 17:00 local
Place
Cocoa, FL
Airport
Merritt Island Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N34MR
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA03LA069
Reported as
Beech A45
Reported engine
Continental O47013A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N34MRRegistered now · Beech A45S/N G-39 · Built 1952Airframe modelBeech A45Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Beechcraft A45, N34MR while on personal flight, over ran runway while landing at Merritt Island Airport, Florida. VMC conditions existed and no flight plan was filed. The airplanes nose gear collapsed after leaving the runway and encountering a drainage ditch, where aircraft came to rest. Inspection revealed no extensive airframe damage. The commercial rated pilot and commercial rated passenger were not injured. Lower nose cowling and nose gear wheel well will need sheetmetal replaced. Propeller missing two blades from hub. The pilot stated that during the descent phase of the approach to Merritt Island Airport at around 2000 feet, oil and grease covered the windscreen and the engine lost power due to the propeller blades departing the hub (Beech 2 bladed prop). He performed emergency procedures, and at about 1 mile from runway 29, he had to slip the aircraft in order to reduce airspeed and to attain a visual on the runway off the nose of the aircraft. The aircraft touched down at around mid point of the runway and speed was excess for braking ability and runway remaining. Post examination of the aircraft revealed both propeller blades missing and the propeller hub still attached to the engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BEECHCRAFT A45, N34MR WHILE ON PERSONAL FLIGHT, OVER RAN RUNWAY WHILE LANDING AT MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT, FLORIDA. VMC CONDITIONS EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANES NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY AND ENCOUNTERING A DRAINAGE DITCH, WHERE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. INSPECTION REVEALED NO EXTENSIVE AIRFRAME DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT AND COMMERCIAL RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. LOWER NOSE COWLING AND NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL WILL NEED SHEETMETAL REPLACED. PROPELLER MISSING TWO BLADES FROM HUB. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE DESCENT PHASE OF THE APPROACH TO MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT AT AROUND 2000 FEET, OIL AND GREASE COVERED THE WINDSCREEN AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO THE PROPELLER BLADES DEPARTING THE HUB (BEECH 2 BLADED PROP). HE PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, AND AT ABOUT 1 MILE FROM RUNWAY 29, HE HAD TO SLIP THE AIRCRAFT IN ORDER TO REDUCE AIRSPEED AND TO ATTAIN A VISUAL ON THE RUNWAY OFF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT AROUND MID POINT OF THE RUNWAY AND SPEED WAS EXCESS FOR BRAKING ABILITY AND RUNWAY REMAINING. POST EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED BOTH PROPELLER BLADES MISSING AND THE PROPELLER HUB STILL ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA03LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMerritt Island, FLThe separation of both propeller blades in-flight for undetermined reasons and the failure of the pilot to attain the proper touchdown during the forced landing resulting in overrun during landing and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear. A…Feb 21, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N34MR · 2

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

Incident 20080828855689ILanding · Merritt Island, FL(-23) The pilot had returned from a local flight and on his first landing on runway 11 at the Merritt Island Airport (coi) the aircraft was landed gear-up. The pilot indicated he placed the gear and flaps down at the same time and failed to check the gear…Aug 28, 2008 · Minor damageIncident 19971027042429ILevel Off Touchdown · Cocoa, FLNarrative: pilot reported he doesn't remember putting the gear down. Damage to the aircraft indicates he may have tried to put the gear down when it was too late. Unable to retrieve block 31 information from pilot.Oct 27, 1997 · Minor damage