# NTSB ATL02LA142: Beech BE-76, N6630D, Atlanta, GA, July 14, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 14, 2002, 12:03 local (16:03 UTC) - Place: Atlanta, GA - Coordinates: 33.881668, -84.303337 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8817&lon=-84.3033&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 25, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 55227 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL02LA142 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55227/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55227 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA142 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6630D-2021-07-09), registration cancelled 2021-07-09, S/N ME-221, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech BE-76 - Registry model: [Beech 76](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (registry code 1153005) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: ME-227 - Airframe hours: 34458 - Engines: Lycoming O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating; Lycoming 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; injuries: none; 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 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20020714015779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020714015779A), Jul 14, 2002: Beech 76, Chamblee, GA, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated he had a hard landing hitting on right MLG first, then striking right wing tip on runway causing the aircraft to bounce back left impacting… ## Other investigations on N6630D (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 CEN20CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA062), Jan 16, 2020: Beech 76 (N6630D), St. Charles, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s misunderstanding of the flight instructor’s instruction and the pilot's and the instructor’s insufficient use of rudder while adding power to the operating engine,… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 23, 2003, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=55227. 117 KB in all. - Passenger Statements (item 1, .PDF, 47 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40197104&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Passenger%20Statements-Redacted.PDF - Request for Pilot/Operator Report (item 2, .PDF, 60 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40462943&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Request%20for%20Pilot%2FOperator%20Report-Master.PDF - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 information (item 3, .PDF, 10 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40197106&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1%20information-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.