- Date
- July 14, 2002, 12:03 local (16:03 UTC)
- Place
- Atlanta, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6630DBeech BE-76
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 2003
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20020714015779A
- Case key
- 55227
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, he landed the airplane hard on the right main gear first and the airplane bounced after blowing the right main tire. Passengers reported that the airplane bounced back to the left and that the left propeller struck the runway. The pilot regained control of the airplane and taxied off the side of the runway. Examination of the airplane found the left propeller, right wing spar and right main landing gear were damaged.
Factual narrative
On July 14, 2002, at 1203 eastern daylight time, a Beech BE-76, N6630D, registered to Aviation Atlanta Inc., and operated by the private pilot landed hard on runway 20L, at the DeKalb-Peachtree airport in Atlanta, Georgia. The flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the pilot and two passengers were not injured. The flight originated from Atlanta, Georgia on July 14, 2002, at an undetermined time.
According to the pilot, he landed the airplane hard on the right main gear first and bounced after blowing the right main tire. Passengers reported that the airplane bounced back to the left and that the left propeller struck the runway. The pilot regained control of the airplane and taxied off the side of the runway.
Examination of the airplane found the left propeller, right wing spar and right main gear were damaged. No flight control malfunctions or mechanical problems were reported by the pilot. Neither the registered owner or the pilot provided a pilot/operator report as requested.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6630D
- Reported as
- Beech BE-76
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- ME-227
- Airframe hours
- 34,458
- Engines
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocatingLycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Anthony Walker
- Registered owner
- Aviation Atlanta Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PDK · Atlanta, GA
- Destination
- PDK · DeKalb, GA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- PDK · DeKalb-Peachtree, runway 20R, 3,744 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 107 total · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Observed at
- PDK
Docket · 3
The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 23, 2003, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 117 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6630D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.