# Accident 20051111032049A: Beech F33A, Montgomery, NY, November 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2005, 19:35 local time
- Place: Montgomery, NY
- Airport: Orange County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5100° N, 74.2647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5100&lon=-74.2647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1813W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1813W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,025 total, 375 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051111032049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11/11/05 OWNER-OPERATOR MADE A NIGHT VFR APPROACH TO ORANGE COUNTY A/P (MGJ). THE PILOT ACTIVATED THE RUNWAY LIGHTING HOWEVER ON SHORT FINAL (1/4) MILE THE LIGHTS TIMED OUT. ACTIVATED AGAIN, THE LIGHTS CAME ON FULL BRIGHT. AIRMAN PROVIDED STATEMENT: "THE BRIGHT LITES INITIALLY AFFECTED MY VISION. BUT I COULD SEE THE RNY AHEAD. HOWEVER WHILE THE LITES WERE OUT THE PLANE HAD DESCENDED BELOW THE GLIDEPATH. I ADDES SOME POWER... THOUGHT I COULD MAKE THE RNY, I DID NOT THINK IT WOULD BE WISE TO GO AROUND." THE A/C LANDED SHORT AND HARD, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE A/C. NO 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 NYC06CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA031), Nov 12, 2005: Beech F33A (N1813W), Montgomery, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing short of the runway. Factors included the night lighting conditions, the time-out and reestablishment of the high…

## Other reports on N1813W (1)

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

- [Incident 20030413016959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030413016959I), Apr 13, 2003: Beech F33A (N1813W), Hudson, NY, Minor damage. (-23) After refueling the pilot made two or three unsuccessful attempts to start the aircraft. On the final attempt, while using the throttle open (hot start)…

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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