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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A45 · Taylorville, IL · August 21, 2003

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Date: August 21, 2003 · 13:20 local
Place: Taylorville, IL
Airport: Taylorville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7132E
Reported as: Beech A45
Reported engine: Continental IO550*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 931 total1 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On August 21, 2003 while on a routine instruction flight for the purpose of giving a flight review. The private pilot whose flight review had expired on 06/30/03, and the instructor were practicing landings. The instructor asked the private pilot for a landing in the 1st, 3rd of runway 18 at taz. In the flare the instructor stated he heard what he thought to be a stall horn as power was reduced. The aircraft contacted the runway with the wheels up and came to rest about 500 feet past the 1000-foot marker. Both occupants exited the aircraft without injury. The aircraft suffered major damage to the flaps, belly, propeller, and augmentor tubes. When the aircraft was raised the landing gear was lowered normally and the gear horn functioned as required.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 21, 2003 WHILE ON A ROUTINE INSTRUCTION FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING A FLIGHT REVIEW. THE PRIVATE PILOT WHOSE FLIGHT REVIEW HAD EXPIRED ON 06/30/03, AND THE INSTRUCTOR WERE PRACTICING LANDINGS. THE INSTRUCTOR ASKED THE PRIVATE PILOT FOR A LANDING IN THE 1ST, 3RD OF RUNWAY 18 AT TAZ. IN THE FLARE THE INSTRUCTOR STATED HE HEARD WHAT HE THOUGHT TO BE A STALL HORN AS POWER WAS REDUCED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WITH THE WHEELS UP AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 500 FEET PAST THE 1000-FOOT MARKER. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS, BELLY, PROPELLER, AND AUGMENTOR TUBES. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED NORMALLY AND THE GEAR HORN FUNCTIONED AS REQUIRED.