# Accident 20170804017939A: Beech 19A, Palmer, AK, August 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2017, 19:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.5219° N, 148.5872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.5219&lon=-148.5872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6523T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6523T-2018-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 19A (registry code 1151214, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 303 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC17LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170804017939A

## Narrative

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

STAKEHOLDER WAS FLYING WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT PERFORMING LOCAL AREA FAMILIARIZATION

THE WEATHER WAS BLUE SKIES (VFR) WITH NO WIND

STAKEHOLDER DECIDED TO LAND AT THE PICNIC STRIP AT KNIK GLACIER

THE AIR STRIP IS UNIMPROVED AND COVERED WITH GRAVEL AND DIRT

AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT MLG HIT AN UNSEEN ROCK CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT

## 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 ANC17LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA042), Aug 5, 2017: Beech 19A (N6523T), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the right main landing (MLG) tire impacting a rock and the subsequent loss of directional control and collapse of the right…

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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