# NTSB investigations: Beech B19: Hard landing

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CHI06CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA274.md): Beech B19 · Pontiac, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 29, 2006 · N1949W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to perform a go-around when he noticed the airplane was not on a stabilized final approach. Contributing factors to the accident were the hard landing, the subsequent pilot-induced oscillation (porpoise) which resulted in the collapse of…
- [NTSB IAD01LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA105.md): Beech 19 · Augusta, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 2001 · N2009A · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB FTW98LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA282.md): Beech B19 · Frisco, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1998 · N5110R · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard larding. Factors were the inadequate supervision of the flight by the flight instructor and the high winds.
- [NTSB MIA97LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA183.md): Beech B19 · New Smyrna Bch, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 1997 · N59BW · Substantial damage
  > the private pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the left main landing gear and the nose gear.
- [NTSB NYC96LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA180.md): Beech 19 · Augusta, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1996 · N2009A · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in at hard landing.
- [NTSB CHI93LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA338.md): Beech 19 · Elkhart, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1993 · N1914L · Substantial damage
  > inadequate remedial action by the flight instructor. Factors related to the accident were the excessive descent rate and the overload failure of the landing gear.
- [NTSB CHI93LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA210.md): Beech B19 · Janesville, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 1993 · N24674 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare.
- [NTSB NYC93LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA073.md): Beech B19 · Old Bridge, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1993 · N6986R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in overload failure of the nose gear.
- [NTSB FTW91LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA148.md): Beech B19 · Poteau, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1991 · N9741L · Destroyed
  > The improper flare technique utilitzed by the pilot under instruction. A factor was the failure of the check pilot to intervene.
- [NTSB FTW91LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA135.md): Beech BE-19 · Mesquite, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1991 · N1927L · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student. Factors were the dual student's misjudgement of altitude and premature flare of the airplane.
- [NTSB ATL90LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA039.md): Beech B19 · Muscle Shoals, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1989 · N6584R · Substantial damage
  > The premature flare initiated by the student pilot and the flight instructor's delay in taking remedial action, which led to an inadvertent stall and a hard landing.
- [NTSB FTW89LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA173.md): Beech B-19 · Mckinney, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1989 · N23848 · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's improper technique in recovery from a bounced landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the go around.
- [NTSB DEN89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA052.md): Beech 19 · Santa Fe, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1989 · N9739L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB MKC87LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA157.md): Beech B19 · Little Rock, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1987 · N1954L · Substantial damage
  > The instructor said they were on an instructional flight practicing accuracy landings when they lost airspeed, added power, and ran out of stabilator. The student said the instructor was demonstrating a short field landing when they lost airspeed and hit…
- [NTSB NYC87LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA214.md): Beech B19 · Augusta, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1987 · N23838 · Destroyed
  > The student plt rprtd that during a practice landing, he rounded out too high. Subsequently, the acft bounced hard & the nose gear collapsed. After coming to rest, the plt exited the acft, but a fire erupted & the acft was destroyed.
- [NTSB CHI86LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA190.md): Beech B-19 · Manchester, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1986 · N6517R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot states, that on flare out the aircraft ballooned and then settled, sustaining a hard landing. The nose gear failed upon touchdown.
- [NTSB CHI84LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA253.md): Beech B-19 · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1984 · N5204M · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot stated that he rounded out a little high, while landing on rwy 09, stalled & contacted the runway in a crabbed position. A hard landing resulted which substantially damaged the aircraft.
- [NTSB NYC84LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA173.md): Beech B19 · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 1984 · N6539R · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated while performing the last landing of the day a gust of wind blew the left wing up as the acft was being flared. The acft landed hard and bounced back into the air. A go-around was initiated but when another taxing acft was viewed in the…
- [NTSB CHI82DA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA296.md): Beech B19 · Le Suer, MN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 5, 1982 · N9309S · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft landed short of the runway collapsing the nose gear and damaging the propeller.
- [NTSB CHI82DA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA263.md): Beech B19 · Berrien Springs, MI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 21, 1982 · N1914L · Substantial damage
  > During landing, the aircraft bounced and the pilot lost directional control. Subsequently, the aircraft departed the left side of the runway, went into a muddy area, and was substantially damaged.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151215')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 200))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1151215&occurrence=200

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