# Accident 20031209035579A: Beech T42A, East Stroudsbur, PA, December 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2003, 12:45 local time
- Place: East Stroudsbur, PA
- Airport: Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0358° N, 75.1606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0358&lon=-75.1606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7202R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7202R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T42A
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 110 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD04CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031209035579A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 IAD04CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA004), Dec 9, 2003: Beech BE-55 (N7202R), E. Stroudsburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.

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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