# Accident 20200920021869A: Beech B19, Gilford, NH, September 20, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2020, 14:15 local time
- Place: Gilford, NH
- Airport: Laconia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5730° N, 71.4178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5730&lon=-71.4178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18778, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18778-2022-08-15) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 124 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200920021869A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA20LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA344), Sep 20, 2020: Beech B19 (N18778), Laconia, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and the nose landing gear collapsing.

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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