# Incident 20030221037769I: Beech A45, Cocoa, FL, February 21, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2003, 17:00 local time
- Place: Cocoa, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3472° N, 80.6869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3472&lon=-80.6869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34MR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34MR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A45 (registry code 1152006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- Reported engine: CONT O47013A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030221037769I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA03LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA069), Feb 21, 2003: Beech A45 (N34MR), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N34MR (2)

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

- [Incident 20080828855689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080828855689I), Aug 28, 2008: Beech A45 (N34MR), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. (-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…
- [Incident 19971027042429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971027042429I), Oct 27, 1997: Beech A45 (N34MR), Cocoa, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: 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…

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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