# Accident 20190426003429A: Beech 76, St. Charles, MO, April 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2019, 13:35 local time
- Place: St. Charles, MO
- Airport: Smartt Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9297° N, 90.4300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9297&lon=-90.4300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3733D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3733D) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,666 total, 536 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190426003429A

## Narrative

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

THIS WAS A 3.1 HOUR INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH SEVEN TOTAL LANDINGS.  THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT SIMULATED A ENGINE FAILURE BY REDUCING THE RIGHT ENGINE THRUST TO ZERO. THE WIND WAS 310 DEGREES, 17 KNOTS GUSTING 30 ON THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27. THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT SELECTED DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE BELLY, FLAPS, AILERON AND PROPS.

## 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 GAA19CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA231), Apr 26, 2019: Beech 76 (N3733D), St Charles, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's failure to extend the landing gear. Contributing to the accident were the pilot receiving instruction's failure to complete the landing checklist and the flight…

## Other reports on N3733D (1)

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

- [Incident 20040227006229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040227006229I), Feb 27, 2004: Beech 76 (N3733D), St Charles, MO, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was practicing takeoff and landings to include simulated engine landings at st. Charles county airport (kset) utilizing runway 18. The pilot…

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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