# Accident 20070827017819A: Beech 76, Pompano Beach, FL, August 27, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2007, 14:12 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XPTS
- Location: 26.2469° N, 80.1108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2469&lon=-80.1108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61265, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61265-2008-09-25) (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: 1,350 total, 200 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070827017819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 27, 2007, AT ABOUT 1412 EDT, A BEECH BE-76, N61265, REGISTERED TO MJF AVIATION, INC. AND OPERATED BY PROFESSIONAL FLIGHT TRAINING, INC. EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ON LANDING AT POMPANO AIRPARK, POMPANO BEACH, FL WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 141 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT ON AUGUST 27, 2007.

## 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 ATL07CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA121), Aug 27, 2007: Beech BE-76 (N61265), Pompano Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision.

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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