# Accident 20180709009479A: Beech 76, Fort Lauderdale, FL, July 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2018, 15:20 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderale Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1972° N, 80.1708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1972&lon=-80.1708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66340, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA406) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180709009479A

## Narrative

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

PIC UNDER INSTRUCTION FROM THE CFI UPON APPROACH TO FXE RUNWAY 9, LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED, PIC & CFI FAILED TO NOTICE THE INCREASED SINK RATE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TOUCH DOWN APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN BOUNCED BACK UP INTO THE AIR, COMING IN CONTACT WITH A GROUND LIGHTING SYSTEM. PILOT REQUESTED GO AROUND WAS APPROVED BY THE CONTROLLER. THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A GO AROUND AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 9 WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS SUBSTANTIAL AND IS CONSISTENT WITH IMPACT TO THE GROUND LIGHTING SYSTEM. NO INJURIES, TWO CREWMEMBERS ON BOARD.

## 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 GAA18CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA406), Jul 9, 2018: Beech 76 (N66340), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain a proper approach path and her delayed go-around during a simulated emergency landing, which resulted in landing short of the runway.…

## Other reports on N66340 (2)

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

- [Incident 20120923021469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120923021469I), Sep 23, 2012: Beech 76 (N66340), Fort Lauderdale, FL, No damage. During training flight in multiengine aircraft, PIC performed inflight shutdown of right engine using emergency checklist to simulate engine failure. During…
- [Incident 19940212006909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940212006909I), Feb 12, 1994: Beech 76 (N66340), Show Low, AZ, Minor damage. Instructor stated student pilot made hard landing due to wind shear. Propeller struck 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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