# Accident 20180110006709A: Beech B19, Meadville, PA, January 10, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2018, 10:00 local time
- Place: Meadville, PA
- Airport: Port Meadville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6264° N, 80.2142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6264&lon=-80.2142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24002, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24002-2022-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180110006709A

## Narrative

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

^MR. GOSS^, A STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING A SOLO FLIGHT, STATED THE WEATHER WAS VERY GOOD WITH WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 4-5 KNOTS WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S ON RUNWAY 7 AT KGKJ.  HE WAS USING THE PAPI'S AND HAD A NORMAL APPROACH, ON APPROACH SPEED, GLIDE PATH, AND CENTERLINE.

WHILE IN THE FLARE, ^MR. GOSS^ RECEIVED A RIGHT GUST OF WIND THAT LIFTED THE RIGHT WING AND HE APPLIED MORE CORRECTION FOR THE CROSSWIND.  WHEN THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT DUE TO THE GUST AND WAS PUSHED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A SNOWBANK.

THE RUNWAY ALSO COMPRISED OF SAND, GRAVEL, AND ICE PATCHES COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.  SIGHTING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, PROPELLER HUB, WINGTIP FAIRINGS, OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS, SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE, AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FROM IMPACT.

## 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 GAA18CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA116), Jan 10, 2018: Beech B19 (N24002), Meadville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N24002 (2)

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

- [Incident 19810111007909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810111007909I), Jan 11, 1981: Beech B19 (N24002), West Mifflin, PA. Zg engine quit as pilot made landing approach. Landed on runway. No problem found on engine during ground runup.
- [Incident 19781101023799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781101023799I), Nov 1, 1978: Beech B19 (N24002), Belle Vernon, PA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control on takeoff, ran off side of runway.

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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