# Incident 20031216034959I: Beech 76, St Charles, MO, December 16, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: St Charles County Smartt Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9297° N, 90.4300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST CHARLES COUNTY RGNL/SMARTT FLD (SET), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9297&lon=-90.4300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6023E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6023E-2026-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 215 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031216034959I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING FLIGHT THE STUDENT INITIATED A TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 18 AT ST. CHARLES COUNTY AIRPORT (SET). THE STUDENT (SAMUAL BELL) PERFORMED A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE MANEUVER AS INSTRUCTED BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (ROBERT ECTON). THE AIRCRAFT'S THROTTLES WERE BOTH BROUGHT TO IDLE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROX. 10-15 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY SURFACE. DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A HARD LANDING AND BLEW THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE. FURTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE BOTTOM INBOARD WING TRAILING EDGE SKIN (SKIN BUCKLED) AND THE LOWER RIGHT GEAR TRUNION. THE TAIL TIEDOWN SHOWS EVIDENCE OF SKIDDING.

## Other reports on N6023E (1)

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

- [Incident 19890902043229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902043229I), Sep 2, 1989: Beech 76 (N6023E), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Gear indicated down and locked prior to landing. Minor damage.

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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