# Incident 20130617010699I: Beech 76, Clewiston, FL, June 17, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2013, 23:51 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Airport: Airglades Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7352° N, 81.0511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AIRGLADES (2IS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7352&lon=-81.0511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6708A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6708A-2018-01-05) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 147 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130617010699I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 17, 2013, AIRCRAFT N6708A CRASH LANDED AT AIRPORT (2IS) IN CLEWISTON FLORIDA.  THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER (PRIVATE PILOT, FOREING BASE) WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR.  DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT, THE PIC HEARD NOISES COMING FROM OUTSIDE WHEN HE REALIZED IT WAS THE PROPELLERS HITTING THE RUNWAY.  THE PIC APPLIED POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT IN AN ATTEMPT AVOID THE CRASH LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY OVER THE GRASS. THE PIC LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT AND IT CRASH LANDED ON THE GRASS WITH GEAR UP.  THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK THE GRASS FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT PROPELLER BOTH ENGINES WERE MAKING POWER DURING THE CRASH.  THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6708A (1)

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

- [Accident 19960714047339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960714047339A), Jul 14, 1996: Beech 76 (N6708A), Falcon, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) N6708A was on IFR flight plan from mkc to cos. In vicinity of oov, PIC noticed a rough running left engine. Asked ATC for vectors to nearest airport…

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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