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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech D55 · Hailey, ID · July 13, 2017

Date: July 13, 2017 · 20:08 local
Place: Hailey, ID
Airport: Friedman Memorial
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1796A
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR17LA154
Reported as: Beech D55
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 550 total4 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N1796ARegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2018 · Beech D55S/N TE-753 · Built 1969 Airframe modelBeech D55 Engine 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.

The aircraft departed from eul, caldwell, ID to sun, Hailey id. The pilot reported aircraft approached sun from the southeast and once the PIC had the airport in sight, he realized that he was too high for the approach. The aircraft quickly lost altitude and was able to lose enough altitude to make the approach but the PIC allowed the aircraft get too slow and needed to add power. The PIC said that the throttles were not matched up and he had to look at the gauges to set the power. When he looked up from setting the power the aircraft had drifted to the right. He stated that at this time the aircraft still required additional power so he added power without looking at the gauges and too much power was added to the left hand engine and the increased the drift to the right. He rolled wings level and he said the nose was pitched a little high. He said the aircraft hit hard and bounced and the right hand wing caught the ground and spun the aircraft sideways causing the gear to collapse.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM EUL, CALDWELL, ID TO SUN, HAILEY ID. THE PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT APPROACHED SUN FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND ONCE THE PIC HAD THE AIRPORT IN SIGHT, HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS TOO HIGH FOR THE APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT QUICKLY LOST ALTITUDE AND WAS ABLE TO LOSE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO MAKE THE APPROACH BUT THE PIC ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT GET TOO SLOW AND NEEDED TO ADD POWER. THE PIC SAID THAT THE THROTTLES WERE NOT MATCHED UP AND HE HAD TO LOOK AT THE GAUGES TO SET THE POWER. WHEN HE LOOKED UP FROM SETTING THE POWER THE AIRCRAFT HAD DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. HE STATED THAT AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT STILL REQUIRED ADDITIONAL POWER SO HE ADDED POWER WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE GAUGES AND TOO MUCH POWER WAS ADDED TO THE LEFT HAND ENGINE AND THE INCREASED THE DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. HE ROLLED WINGS LEVEL AND HE SAID THE NOSE WAS PITCHED A LITTLE HIGH. HE SAID THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD AND BOUNCED AND THE RIGHT HAND WING CAUGHT THE GROUND AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT SIDEWAYS CAUSING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

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 WPR17LA154Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHailey, IDThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing.Jul 14, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1796A · 1

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

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