# Incident 20230726010719I: Beech 65-A90, Grove City, PA, July 26, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2023, 16:04 local time
- Place: Grove City, PA
- Airport: Grove City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1460° N, 80.1677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GROVE CITY (29D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1460&lon=-80.1677&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-A90 (registry code 1152908, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A90
- Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6 SER 578HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 16 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230726010719I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO K29D FOLLOWING A PARACHUTE OPERATION FROM 14,500 FEET ABOVE MSL.  THIS WAS THE FOURTH DROP OF THE DAY FOR THE AIRMEN.  THE COMMERICAL CERTIFICATED PILOT ON DECENT FROM A MAGNETIC 240 DEGREE RUN JOINED A WIDE LEFT DOWNWIND LEG FROM A 45 DEGREE ENTRY FOR RUNWAY 28. DECENDING RAPIDLY.  WHILE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG ABEAM THE RUNWAY 28 THRESHOLD THE PILOT STATED HE INTENDED TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLES BUT INADVERTENTLY ADVANCED THE PROP LEVERS. THE AIRMEN CONTINUED THE BASE AND FINAL LEGS ONLY UTILIZING APPROACH FLAPS.  WHILE ON THE FINAL APPROACH HE NOTED THE AIRSPEED WAS A LITTLE EXCESSIVE AND BROUGHT THE THROTTLES TO FLIGHT IDLE.  IN THE FLARE HE FELT AND KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT HAD OCCURRED AND PROCEEDED TO LAND WITH THE GEAR NOT EXTENDED.  THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE WAS MADE BY THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER AT APPROXIMENTLY 600 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY 28 THRESHOLD JUST RIGHT OF CENTERLINE WITH THE CONTACT OF THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER FOLLOWING APPROXIMENTLY FIVE FEET BEYOND JUST LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  THE AIRFRAME MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE AT THE RUNWAY AIMING POINT SLIGHTLY LEFT OF CENTER LINE.  THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED DOWN THE CENTERLINE COMING TO A FINAL STOP JUST BEYOND THE MIDFIELD TAXIWAY ON A MAGNETIC 278 DEGREE HEADING. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT VIA THE CABIN ENTRY DOOR WITHOUT INJURY.

## Other reports on N140PA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150529014429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150529014429I), May 29, 2015: Beech 65-A90 (N140PA), Perkasie, PA, Minor damage. Aircraft departed ckz with full load of skydivers. During climbout smoke appeared in cabin. One or more passengers informed pilot smoke source was right…

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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