# Accident 20210319001779A: Beech B19, Twin Falls, ID, March 19, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2021, 00:30 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1956W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1956W) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 76 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210319001779A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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