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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B19 · Pontiac, MI · September 29, 2006

Date: September 29, 2006 · 13:19 local
Place: Pontiac, MI
Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1949W
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06CA274
Reported as: Beech B19
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 340 total216 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N1949WRegistration cancelled Apr 11, 2013 · Beech B19S/N MB-610 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBeech B19 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated the following: after noticing he was high and fast on final approach he lowered the third notch of flaps. After lowering the flaps the sink rate became too fast so he added 100 RPM to arrest the sink rate. When he landed, the plane touched down nose first, bounced then hit nose first a second time causing the nose gear to collapse. The aircraft received damage consisting of a separated nose gear and buckled firewall. There were no injuries to the pilot or his passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THE FOLLOWING: AFTER NOTICING HE WAS HIGH AND FAST ON FINAL APPROACH HE LOWERED THE THIRD NOTCH OF FLAPS. AFTER LOWERING THE FLAPS THE SINK RATE BECAME TOO FAST SO HE ADDED 100 RPM TO ARREST THE SINK RATE. WHEN HE LANDED, THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN NOSE FIRST, BOUNCED THEN HIT NOSE FIRST A SECOND TIME CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE CONSISTING OF A SEPARATED NOSE GEAR AND BUCKLED FIREWALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER.

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 CHI06CA274Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPontiac, MIThe pilot's failure to perform a go-around when he noticed the airplane was not on a stabilized final approach. Contributing factors to the accident were the hard landing, the subsequent pilot-induced oscillation (porpoise) which resulted in the collapse of…Sep 29, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1949W · 1

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

Accident 19731018032819ALevel Off Touchdown · Sacremento, CAStudent raised flaps aft bounced ldng,froze on controls while ip attempted recovery.Oct 18, 1973 · Reported as Beech A2319 · Substantial damage