# NTSB ATL07CA121: Beech BE-76, N61265, Pompano Beach, FL, August 27, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 27, 2007, 14:12 local (18:12 UTC) - Place: Pompano Beach, FL - Coordinates: 26.246944, -80.110832 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2469&lon=-80.1108&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 27, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Fort Lauderdale FSDO-17 - NTSB case key (mKey): 66521 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL07CA121 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66521/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA121 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, dual student (cause) - supervision - improper, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor) ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61265-2008-09-25), registration cancelled 2008-09-25, S/N ME-135, 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: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: ME135 - Airframe hours: 4188 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 29; injuries: none; 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 - Pilot; age 31; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20070827017819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070827017819A), Aug 27, 2007: Beech 76, Pompano Beach, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 27, 2007, at about 1412 EDT, a Beech BE-76, N61265, registered to mjf aviation, inc. and operated by professional flight training, inc.… 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.