# Accident 20080506838329A: Beech 65A90, Titusville, FL, May 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2008, 10:40 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Arthur Dunn Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6222° N, 80.8356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6222&lon=-80.8356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41DZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41DZ) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080506838329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING AIRCRAFT AND LANDED HARD, BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS BROKE AT THE UPPER TORQUE KNEE ON IMPACT. AIRCRAFT CLIMBED AND BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR "STRUTS & WHEELS" DEPARTED AIRCRAFT WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL & STRUT HITTING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE. PILOT FLEW AIRCRAFT AND CALLED SOMEONE ON GROUND TO VERIFY HIS LANDING GEAR LOSS. PILOT THEN LANDED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUTS & WHEELS, SKIDDED ACROSS RUNWAY 33 AND RESTED IN THE GRASS. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS ARE DESTROYED, BOTH FLAPS ARE DAMAGED, VERTICAL STABILIZER IS SEVERELY DAMAGED ON THE LEFT SIDE AND LEADING EDGE WITH MANY RIVETS MISSING FROM RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 NYC08CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA177), May 6, 2008: Beech 65-A90 (N41DZ), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N41DZ (1)

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

- [Incident 20120808026639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120808026639I), Aug 8, 2012: Beech 65-A90 (N41DZ), Marina, CA, No damage. A parachutist main chute appeared to have deployed prematurely, while he was on his back, as he performed what appeared to be a barrel roll. He then lost…

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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