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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 95-A55 · Nashville, TN · August 24, 2020

Date: August 24, 2020 · 10:10 local
Place: Nashville, TN
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8629M
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20CA296
Reported as: Beech 95-A55
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,537 total29 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

N8629MRegistration cancelled Oct 25, 2021 · Beech 95-A55S/N TC-498 · Built 1963 Airframe modelBeech 95-A55 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Approximately 5-10 feet from touchdown the aircraft seemed to have lost power and "dropped". The aircraft bounced hard and flew back into the air. The pilots tried to push all controls forward but the aircraft had started to yaw to the left.. The instructor pilot pulled the throttles back and the aircraft landed hard on the runway and continued to bounce to the left and exited the runway. The nose gear and the right main gear separated from the aircraft. The aircraft came to rest approximately 75 yards from the runway.

As the FAA filed it

APPROXIMATELY 5-10 FEET FROM TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO HAVE LOST POWER AND "DROPPED". THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED HARD AND FLEW BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOTS TRIED TO PUSH ALL CONTROLS FORWARD BUT THE AIRCRAFT HAD STARTED TO YAW TO THE LEFT.. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT PULLED THE THROTTLES BACK AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED TO BOUNCE TO THE LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA20CA296Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportNashville, TNThe pilot's inadvertent feathering of the propellers during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the instructor's failure to fully monitor the pilot's manipulation of the levers in the airplane's non-standard…Aug 24, 2020 · Substantial damage