20200920021869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B19 · Gilford, NH · September 20, 2020

Date
September 20, 2020 · 14:15 local
Place
Gilford, NH
Airport
Laconia Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N18778
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA20LA344
Reported as
Beech B19
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
188 total124 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airman privacy data omitted stated to this inspector the following in a telephonic conversation 04/08/2021. This statement was confirmed by a video of the event.

privacy data omitted Had started the approach too high and too fast. Consequently, he was fast and with a high rate of descent when he came over the fence.

He bounced the touchdown and then porpoised. privacy data omitted Stated he heard a loud bang or pop which caused him to attempt a go around from the runway. The aircraft slowly climbed to approximately 30' when he realized the prop/engine was damaged. The aircraft was pulling to the right.

He then landed again on the remaining runway. The nose gear was damaged with the right rudder pedal stuck in the full right position. The aircraft exited the runway to the right and came to a stop without colliding with any object.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED TO THIS INSPECTOR THE FOLLOWING IN A TELEPHONIC CONVERSATION 04/08/2021. THIS STATEMENT WAS CONFIRMED BY A VIDEO OF THE EVENT.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD STARTED THE APPROACH TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST. CONSEQUENTLY, HE WAS FAST AND WITH A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT WHEN HE CAME OVER THE FENCE.

HE BOUNCED THE TOUCHDOWN AND THEN PORPOISED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE HEARD A LOUD BANG OR POP WHICH CAUSED HIM TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND FROM THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 30' WHEN HE REALIZED THE PROP/ENGINE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT.

HE THEN LANDED AGAIN ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED WITH THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL STUCK IN THE FULL RIGHT POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT COLLIDING WITH ANY OBJECT.

NTSB investigation

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