# Accident 20160921020569A: Beech B100, Jackson, TN, September 21, 2016 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 21, 2016, 16:20 local time - Place: Jackson, TN - Airport: Mc Kellar-Sipes Regional - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.6000° N, 88.9156° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6000&lon=-88.9156&mi=10 - Aircraft: N66804, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66804-2022-04-02) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech B100 (registry code 1152919, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b100) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-6-251M (registry code 01521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-6-251m) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH B100 - Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331-6-251M - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport - Pilot flight hours: 11,170 total, 400 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA320) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160921020569A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 AIRCRAFT N66804 A BEECH KING AIR (B-100) PILOTED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LEFT MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMEM) AT APPROX. 1600 LOCAL TIME ENROUTE TO JACKSON REGIONAL AIRPORT(KMKL) JACKSON, TN. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) HAD FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT. THE PIC REPORTED TO MEMPHIS CENTER THAT JACKSON?S AIRPORT WAS IN SIGHT APPROX 12 MILES OUT. MEMPHIS CENTER CLEARED HIM FOR THE VISUAL AND SWITCHED HIM OVER TO JACKSON?S TOWER. THE PIC REQUESTED RUNWAY 02 AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND VIA RUNWAY 02. ON SHORT FINAL THE PIC VERIFIED THE LANDING GEAR WAS INDICATING 3 GREEN. THE PIC STATED THAT ?JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THAT HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT PITCH DOWN LIKE A MOVEMENT IN THE TRIM SYSTEM?. AFTER INTERVIEWING TWO WITNESSES WHO WERE WORKING PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 02 STATED THAT ?THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE COMING IN FASTER AND AT A STEEPER ANGLE THAN OTHER AIRCRAFT DID DURING THAT DAY?. THEY ALSO STATED THAT ?THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND THEN LANDING HARD ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING PARTS FROM THE AIRCRAFT TO SHEAR OFF AND LAND ON THE RUNWAY?. THE MARKINGS ON THE RUNWAY DO INDICATE A SHORT LANDING FOLLOWED BY PROP STRIKES ON THE RUNWAY NUMBERS. THE PIC STATED ?THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN FIRMLY? THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH THE PIC PULLING BACK ON THE YOKE. THE AIRCRAFT REBOUNDED FOR A SHORT MOMENT, THEN SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, WITH THE RIGHT PROP STRIKING THE RUNWAY AND GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE GRASSY AREA STRIKING RUNWAY LIGHTS AND 4 THOUSAND FOOT MARKER, WHERE THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, THE AIRCRAFT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WEATHER REPORTING STATION BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE TOTAL DISTANCE FROM TOUCHDOWN TO FINAL RESTING SPOT WAS 1235 FEET. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RIGHT WING, FIRE DAMAMGE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE, THE LEFT PROP, AND LEFT ENGINE ALSO SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS CLEARLY INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER?S SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. ## 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 ERA16LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA320), Sep 21, 2016: Beech B100 (N66804), Jackson, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. ## Other reports on N66804 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19980101003609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980101003609I), Jan 1, 1998: Beech B100 (N66804), Tyler, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated that during take-off roll at about 800 knots, the left engine made a poof sound. Take-off was terminated and engine secured. Subsequent… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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