# Accident 20140626011079A: Beech 95-55, Gulf Shores, AL, June 26, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2014, 16:30 local time
- Place: Gulf Shores, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2897° N, 87.6717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2897&lon=-87.6717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9411Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9411Y-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-55 (registry code 1152702, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-55
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,972 total, 479 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140626011079A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 26, 2014, THE PILOT OF N9411Y WAS LANDING IN GULF SHORES, ALABAMA (JKA). THE PILOT COMPLETED A VFR APPROACH FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 9. DURING THE TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE UPPER NOSE SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE, AND BREAKING THE NOSE STRUT FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED FROM 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 ERA14LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA324), Jun 26, 2014: Beech 95 55 (N9411Y), Gulf Shores, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing 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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