# Accident 20260429010739A: Beech 76, Olive Branch, MS, April 29, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2026, 14:34 local time
- Place: Olive Branch, MS
- Airport: Olive Branch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9787° N, 89.7869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Olive Branch Airport (OLV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9787&lon=-89.7869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60405, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260429010739A

## Narrative

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

THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING MANEUVERS FOR A SINGLE-ENGINE APPROACH WITH A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING. THEY WERE SIMULATING AN ENGINE FAILURE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE DOWNWIND LEG, ABEAM OF THE THOUSAND-FOOT MARKERS OFF THE WINGTIP, THE CFI AND STUDENT BEGAN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION: FUEL SELECTORS WERE TURNED ON, FUEL PUMPS WERE ACTIVATED, THE LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATOR SHOWED DOWN WITH THREE GREEN LIGHTS, MIXTURES WERE SET TO FULL RICH, PROPELLERS WERE MOVED FORWARD, SEATBELTS WERE VERIFIED AS SECURED, AND THE REQUIRED LIGHTS WERE CHECKED. FLAPS WERE DEPLOYED AS NEEDED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND.

AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED ONTO THE BASE LEG, THE CFI AND STUDENT CHECKED THE LANDING CONFIGURATION AGAIN, ENSURING THE LANDING GEAR SHOWED THREE GREEN LIGHTS. THEY ADJUSTED THE FLAPS AS NEEDED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED A NORMAL APPROACH TO LAND AT 85 KNOTS. UPON CROSSING THE THRESHOLD, THE CFI AND STUDENT REDUCED THE THROTTLES TO IDLE, AND THE AIRCRAFT EASED INTO GROUND EFFECT. THEY DID NOT HEAR A GEAR WARNING HORN OR OBSERVE ANY OTHER INDICATIONS OF AN ISSUE, SO THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS APPROACH TO LAND, WITH EVERYTHING APPEARING NORMAL.

AS THE CFI AND STUDENT BEGAN TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT FOR TOUCHDOWN, IT DROPPED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND STARTED SKIDDING ON THE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE CENTERLINE, AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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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