# Accident 20170914021669A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Statesville, NC, September 14, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2017, 09:30 local time
- Place: Statesville, NC
- Airport: Statesville Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7650° N, 80.9539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7650&lon=-80.9539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2182L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2182L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,978 total, 67 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA579](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA579) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170914021669A

## Narrative

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

BASED UPON WRITTEN STATEMENTS, DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY THREE TIMES HARD. AFTER THE THIRD IMPACT TO THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT APPLIES POWER TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND AND LANDS THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CABIN DOOR REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO OPEN.

## 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 GAA17CA579](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA579), Sep 14, 2017: Beech 95 B55 (N2182L), Statesville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing.

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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