20031209035579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech T42A · East Stroudsbur, PA · December 9, 2003

Date: December 9, 2003 · 12:45 local
Place: East Stroudsbur, PA
Airport: Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7202R
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD04CA004
Reported as: Beech T42A
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total110 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N7202RRegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1819 · Built 1975 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During an attempted landing on runway 08 at the Stroudsburg Pocono airport (N53) in Stroudsburg, PA, the pilot touched down at a higher than normal rate of speed, and the aircraft began to porpoise. After the initial contact with the runway, the aircraft became airborne again touching down hard on the nose and right main landing gear. The nose gear collapsed, and the right main landing gear indicated signs of buckling, but had not fully collapsed. Wrinkling of the skin on the lower part of the wings, aft of the main landing gear indicated possible rear spar damage, and wrinkling of the skin on the left part of the fuselage indicated structural damage. Winds at the time were light and variable, with 10 miles visibility. There were no reported injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 08 AT THE STROUDSBURG POCONO AIRPORT (N53) IN STROUDSBURG, PA, THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL RATE OF SPEED, AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE. AFTER THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN TOUCHING DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATED SIGNS OF BUCKLING, BUT HAD NOT FULLY COLLAPSED. WRINKLING OF THE SKIN ON THE LOWER PART OF THE WINGS, AFT OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATED POSSIBLE REAR SPAR DAMAGE, AND WRINKLING OF THE SKIN ON THE LEFT PART OF THE FUSELAGE INDICATED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. WINDS AT THE TIME WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE, WITH 10 MILES VISIBILITY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

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 IAD04CA004Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportE. Stroudsburg, PAThe pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.Dec 9, 2003 · Substantial damage