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FAA accident report · Beech F33A · Marana, AZ · October 12, 2015

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Date
October 12, 2015 · 08:00 local
Place
Marana, AZ
Airport
Marana Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
VJ3S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5581T
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA013
Reported as
Beech F33A
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
6,560 total2,235 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N5581TRegistered now · Beech F33AS/N CE-1350 · Built 1989Airframe 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.

Airline training center Arizona (atca) was performing a training flight from goodyear, AZ (gyr) to Marana, AZ (avq) when during short final to runway 12 the student pilot flared too high, but nosed down the aircraft and continued the short final. The student pilot then flared too high a second time, but this time the aircraft began to stall and the left wing dipped and the aircraft drifted to the left of the runway. The CFI took over the controls and added power, but not before the left main wheel made contact with gravel on the side of the runway and the left wing made contact with a burm just before the aircraft began to climb out. The CFI then made a go-around and landed without further incident. The atca repair station inspected the aircraft and determined that the left wing tip trailing edge and the left aileron outboard trailing edge were bent, but there was no evidence of any damage to the left wing or any of the components on the left main landing gear. The left wing tip and left aileron were replaced and the aircraft was returned to service. Due to the damage to the left aileron, this event has been clasified as an accident by the NTSB.

As the FAA filed it

AIRLINE TRAINING CENTER ARIZONA (ATCA) WAS PERFORMING A TRAINING FLIGHT FROM GOODYEAR, AZ (GYR) TO MARANA, AZ (AVQ) WHEN DURING SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 12 THE STUDENT PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH, BUT NOSED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND CONTINUED THE SHORT FINAL. THE STUDENT PILOT THEN FLARED TOO HIGH A SECOND TIME, BUT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO STALL AND THE LEFT WING DIPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE CFI TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND ADDED POWER, BUT NOT BEFORE THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH GRAVEL ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH A BURM JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO CLIMB OUT. THE CFI THEN MADE A GO-AROUND AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE ATCA REPAIR STATION INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT WING TIP TRAILING EDGE AND THE LEFT AILERON OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE WERE BENT, BUT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING OR ANY OF THE COMPONENTS ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT AILERON WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AILERON, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CLASIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT BY THE NTSB.

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 GAA16CA013Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMarana, AZThe student pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the base to final turn resulting in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain during recovery by the flight instructor.Oct 12, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5581T · 1

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

Incident 20040814026269ILevel Off Touchdown · Tucson, AZ(-23) On August 14, 2004, N5581T was cleared for a long straight in approach to runway 11R at Tucson airport. The pilot stated that there were other aircraft passing in front of him landing on different runways and that he became distracted and failed to…Aug 14, 2004 · Minor damage