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FAA accident report · Beech F33A · Midland, TX · June 3, 2009

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Date
June 3, 2009 · 16:35 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Midland Airpark
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
DAXS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N33UB
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09CA336
Reported as
Beech F33A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,812 total181 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N33UBRegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-1496 · Built 1990Airframe modelBeech F33AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On June 3, 2009, at approximately 1635 CDT, the flight crew on N33UB, a Beech aircraft model F33A, attempted a flapless landing on runway 34 at Midland Airpark (mdd), Midland, Texas. This flight training was performed under the part 141 certificate to demonstrate similarity of landing an aircraft wth a total loss of electrical power. At approximately at 60 to 80 feet AGL, the aircraft pitched nose up 5 degrees and banked slightly left as if it was passing through a thermal. Anticipating a stall, the pilot receiving training attempted to recover by applying full power but did not have enough airspeed to maintain flight. The aircraft impacted the runway at approximately 900 feet from the end of runway 34. The left main landing gear (lg) tire blew out forcing both lg assemblies upward, damaging the right wing forward spar and both aft spars. The aircraft came to rest on the left side of the runway, approximately 2000 feet from the initial impact point. The pilots and passengers were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 3, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1635 CDT, THE FLIGHT CREW ON N33UB, A BEECH AIRCRAFT MODEL F33A, ATTEMPTED A FLAPLESS LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 AT MIDLAND AIRPARK (MDD), MIDLAND, TEXAS. THIS FLIGHT TRAINING WAS PERFORMED UNDER THE PART 141 CERTIFICATE TO DEMONSTRATE SIMILARITY OF LANDING AN AIRCRAFT WTH A TOTAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. AT APPROXIMATELY AT 60 TO 80 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE UP 5 DEGREES AND BANKED SLIGHTLY LEFT AS IF IT WAS PASSING THROUGH A THERMAL. ANTICIPATING A STALL, THE PILOT RECEIVING TRAINING ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER BY APPLYING FULL POWER BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 34. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR (LG) TIRE BLEW OUT FORCING BOTH LG ASSEMBLIES UPWARD, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING FORWARD SPAR AND BOTH AFT SPARS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT. THE PILOTS AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

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 CEN09CA336Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMidland, TXThe pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate oversight of the flight by the instructor pilot.Jun 3, 2009 · Substantial damage