# Accident 20240806011979A: Beech E-55, Crystal, MN, August 6, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2024, 17:15 local time
- Place: Crystal, MN
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0611° N, 93.3542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0611&lon=-93.3542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N744T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N744T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E-55
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 47,000 total, 3,400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240806011979A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN24LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA310), Aug 6, 2024: Beech E-55 (N744T), Crystal, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.

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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