20210319001779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B19 · Twin Falls, ID · March 19, 2021

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Date: March 19, 2021 · 00:30 local
Place: Twin Falls, ID
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1956W
Reported as: Beech B19
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 76 total76 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N1956WRegistered now · Beech B19S/N MB-620 Airframe modelBeech B19 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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At approximately 0030 local time on March 19, 2021, private pilot with two passengers onboard N1956W departed runway 08 at Twin Falls, ID (twf) into a strong crosswind from the right. (Peak wind recorded 7 minutes after the accident was 170 degrees at 26 knots.) Aircraft climbed to a maximum altitude of approximately 40 feet and settled back to the ground striking the PAPI light installation for runway 26. (Pilot reported he had encountered a downdraft.) The impact sheared off both main gear assemblies while travelling 766' and coming to a stop on the south side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 0030 LOCAL TIME ON MARCH 19, 2021, PRIVATE PILOT WITH TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD N1956W DEPARTED RUNWAY 08 AT TWIN FALLS, ID (TWF) INTO A STRONG CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT. (PEAK WIND RECORDED 7 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT WAS 170 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS.) AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO A MAXIMUM ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AND SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND STRIKING THE PAPI LIGHT INSTALLATION FOR RUNWAY 26. (PILOT REPORTED HE HAD ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT.) THE IMPACT SHEARED OFF BOTH MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLIES WHILE TRAVELLING 766' AND COMING TO A STOP ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.