# Accident 20070727016299A: Beech 65A90, Wallkill, NY, July 27, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2007, 09:30 local time
- Place: Wallkill, NY
- Airport: Kobelt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6278° N, 74.1336° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6278&lon=-74.1336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N435A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N435A-2014-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070727016299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN EXTREMELY HARD, DURING LANDING ON RWY 03 AT N45, CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TORQUE LINK TO BREAK. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO AIR WHEREUPON OLEO STRUT SEPARATED FROM THE UPPER LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. UPON REESTABLISHING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED NORTHWARD UNTIL IT SLID TO A STOP OFF OF THE EAST SIDE OF THE PAVEMENT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED UNDER THE SIDE LOADS IMPOSED DURING THE SLIDE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS, THE NACELLES, THE FUSELAGE, THE TAIL FIN, THE RIGHT PROPELLER AND THE NOSE GEAR AS WELL AS BUCKLING IN THE SKIN OUTBOARD OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY. A MOMENTARY DECREASE IN CLOSURE RATE PERCEPTION IS LIKELY THE PRIMARY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC07CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA185), Jul 27, 2007: Beech 65-A90 (N435A), Wallkill, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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