# NTSB BFO96LA023: Beech A23-24, N4758J, New Carlisle, OH, November 19, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 19, 1995, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: New Carlisle, OH - Coordinates: 39.820308, -84.049224 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8203&lon=-84.0492&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 29, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 9115 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=BFO96LA023 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9115/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96LA023 ## Probable cause the pilot-in-command's failure to reach the proper touchdown point. Related factors were the pilot's failure to obtain/maintain the proper glidepath during the approach, and the rough/uneven terrain encountered after the airplane touched down short of the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - proper glidepath - not obtained/maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor) - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor) ## Analysis The private pilot and the CFI stated that upon completion of the instrument competency check ride portion of the flight, they returned to the departure airport. The CFI reported that while on final approach the pilot made corrections twice because the airplane was low and slow. The airplane touched down about 4 to 6 feet short of the runway, and the main landing gear struck ruts in an access road at the approach end the runway. ## Factual narrative On November 19, 1995, at 1400 eastern standard time, a Beech A23-24, N4758J, touched down short of runway 09 while landing at Andy Barnhart Memorial Airport in New Carlisle, Ohio. The two certificated pilots, the sole occupants, reported no injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, no flight plan was filed. The flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91, and originated from New Carlisle, Ohio, at approximately 1300. The private pilot stated that the flight was intended as an instrument competency check ride. He stated that the certificated flight instructor (CFI) "...acted as an instrument instructor/safety pilot...during the hooded [simulated instrument] portion of the flight." The private pilot stated that the instrument competency check phase of the flight was completed, and they returned to the home base airport under visual conditions. He stated that he was set up for a long final approach to runway 09 at Andy Barnhart Memorial Airport. The private pilot stated that, because the runway was only 2,000 feet long, he planned his approach to touch down on the very end of the pavement. He reported that while on final, he had the right "wing down into the southerly wind." The pilot stated that when he began to flare he "...took the correction out and rolled flat, it sunk through and touched down a few feet prior to the end of the runway." The CFI reported that during the approach for landing, the private pilot "...made two corrections for being low and slow...[the airplane] settled about four to six feet short..." of the landing surface. The main landing gear struck ruts in an access road at the approach end of runway 09, and the left main landing gear separated from the airframe. There was no evidence or claim of preimpact mechanical malfunction. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4758J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4758J), registered now, S/N MA-186, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24 - Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: MA-186 - Airframe hours: 1943 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A2B/L 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Jerry A. Miller - Registered owner: Margaret J. & Jerry A. Miller - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, October 3, 1995, 22 hours before - Departed: I11 - Destination: I11 - Airport: I11, Andy Barnhart Memorial, runway 9, 2,000 × 35 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 5,555 total, 555 in this make and model, 3,063 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 8 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: FFO, 6 nm away ## 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 19951119037639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951119037639A), Nov 19, 1995: Beech A2324, New Carlisle, OH, Substantial damage. Dropped out of crosswind landing approach. Impacted a few feet short of runway. Hit rut separated gear. Too slow. (-23) while trying to land on very end of… From the NTSB's public API. 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