- Date
- August 27, 2007, 14:12 local (18:12 UTC)
- Place
- Pompano Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N61265Beech BE-76
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Fort Lauderdale FSDO-17
- FAA report
- 20070827017819A
- Case key
- 66521
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing. A factor in the accident was the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private pilot was conducting a short field landing on his first instructional flight in a multi-engine airplane. The certified flight instructor (CFI) stated the pilot cut the power to both engines 5 to 8 feet over the runway. The airplane touched down on the runway and both pilot's reported hearing a noise from under the right wing. The CFI stated, "I immediately took over the controls and cut the power to both engines. We skidded into the grass on the right side of the runway, and I cut the mixtures, turned the fuel selectors off took control of the airplane and cut all power after contacting PMP tower." Examination of the airplane revealed the airplane landed hard and separated the right main landing gear sustaining structural damage to the left engine nacelle and the fuselage aft of the wings.
Factual narrative
The private pilot was conducting a short field landing to runway 15 at Pompano Beach Airpark (PMP), Pompano Beach, Florida, on his first instructional flight in a multi-engine airplane. The certified flight instructor (CFI) stated the pilot cut the power to both engines 5 to 8 feet over the runway. Both pilot's reported hearing a noise from under the right wing. The CFI stated, "I immediately took over the controls and cut the power to both engines. We skidded into the grass on the right side of the runway, and I cut the mixtures, turned the fuel selectors off took control of the airplane and cut all power after contacting PMP tower."
Examination of the airplane by the FAA revealed the airplane landed hard and separated the right main landing gear. The airplane received structural damage to the left engine nacelle and the fuselage aft of the wings.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61265
- Reported as
- Beech BE-76
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- ME135
- Airframe hours
- 4,188
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A18D, 180 hp, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Professional Flight Training
- Registered owner
- MJF Aviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 1, 2007 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- KPMP · Pompano Beach, FL
- Destination
- KPMP
- Airport
- KPMP · Pompano Beach Airpark, runway 15, 4,418 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Flight instructor
- Age
- 29
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- July 1, 2007
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,360 total · 200 in this make and model · 1,300 as pilot in command · 310 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- June 1, 2007
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 151 total · 1 in this make and model · 88 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Observed at
- KPMP
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.