20240806011979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech E-55 · Crystal, MN · August 6, 2024

Date
August 6, 2024 · 17:15 local
Place
Crystal, MN
Airport
Crystal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N744T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA310
Reported as
Beech E-55
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
47,000 total3,400 in this make and model30 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.

After a cross country flight, the aircraft bounced during landing. The PIC then performed a go around and landed without further incident. During a post landing inspection damage was found on the aircraft. Damage included but was not limited to buckling on the right side of the airframe just aft of the cabin entry door between the wing attach points and bent structure in both left and right wings slightly forward of main spar near aircraft jack point.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED DURING LANDING. THE PIC THEN PERFORMED A GO AROUND AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING A POST LANDING INSPECTION DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE INCLUDED BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO BUCKLING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRFRAME JUST AFT OF THE CABIN ENTRY DOOR BETWEEN THE WING ATTACH POINTS AND BENT STRUCTURE IN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS SLIGHTLY FORWARD OF MAIN SPAR NEAR AIRCRAFT JACK POINT.

NTSB investigation

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