# Accident 20060816021209A: Beech 19A, Yankton, SD, August 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2006, 14:30 local time
- Place: Yankton, SD
- Airport: Chan Gurney Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9167° N, 97.3861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9167&lon=-97.3861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6544T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6544T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 19A (registry code 1151214, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,837 total, 14 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060816021209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 16, 2006, N6544T, WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 13, WHEN THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CALLED FOR A GO-AROUND. THE STUDENT RAISED THE FLAP HANDLE FROM 40 TO 0 DEGREES PRIOR TO ADDING POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK HARD ON ITSLEFT SIDE CAUSING BUCKLING IN THE LEFT WING AN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR. DAMAGE WAS ALSO SUSTAINED TO THE AFT TAIL FIN.

## 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 CHI06CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA234), Aug 16, 2006: Beech 19A (N6544T), Yankton, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's premature retraction of the flaps during the attempted go-around which resulted in the impact with the ground. The flight instructor's delay in calling for the go-around was an…

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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