# Accident 20161001019749A: Beech 35-C33, Lawrence, KS, October 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2016, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lawrence, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0044° N, 95.2111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0044&lon=-95.2111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4836J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4836J-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 125 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161001019749A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 1, 2016, THE AIRMAN, EXERCISING THE PRIVILEGES OF A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE (CFI), WAS ACTING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF A BEECH BE-25-C33 DEBONAIR OVERSEEING A STUDENT PILOT WITH ONLY 9 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME, WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WHILE LANDING AT THE LAWRENCE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LAWRENCE KANSAS (KLWC).  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 33 WITH INTENTIONS OF PRACTICING FULL STOP LANDINGS AT LWC AIRPORT.  DURING FINAL APPROACH THE STUDENT PILOT GOT LOW AND SLOW.  THE CFI WAITED FOR THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE CORRECTIONS.  ACCORDING TO THE CFI?S STATEMENT THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TOLD TO RELEASE BACK PRESSURE.  WHEN THE BACK PRESSURE WAS RELEASED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED.  UNKNOWN TO THE CFI THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRIMMED WITH ALMOST FULL NOSE DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALREADY TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND HIT 5 MEDIUM APPROACH RUNWAY LIGHTS WHEN THE NOSE DROPPED BUT NEVER ACTUALLY HIT THE GROUND.  THE CFI WAS ABLE TO ADD ENOUGH POWER TO THE ENGINE AND FLY THE AIRCRAFT ONTO RUNWAY 33 AT KLWC.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  SURFACE WINDS WERE LESS THAN FIVE KNOTS.  THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT WERE THE ONLY AIRMEN ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT PRESENT ANY MECHANICAL ANOMALIES BEFORE OR DURING THE FLIGHT.

## 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 GAA17CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA008), Oct 1, 2016: Beech 35 (N4836J), Lawrence, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in an unstabilized approach and collision with runway approach lights.

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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