# NTSB CEN24LA310: Beech E-55, N744T, Crystal, MN, August 6, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 6, 2024, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC) - Place: Crystal, MN - Coordinates: 45.061111, -93.354173 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0611&lon=-93.3542&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 194877 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA310 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194877/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194877 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA310 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech E-55, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1152732), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech E-55, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=1152732), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech E-55, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=1152732), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, the airplane experienced a hard landing after he became distracted by air traffic control instructions. Following the initial hard landing, the pilot executed a go-around and then landed uneventfully. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot did not submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N744T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N744T), registered now, S/N TE-1096, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH E-55 - Registry model: [Beech E-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (registry code 1152732) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TE-1096 - Year built: 1977 - Airframe hours: 2594.9 - Engines: Continental IO-520-C7B 285 horsepower reciprocating; Continental IO-520-CB8B 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 2, 2024 - Departed: LOZ, London, KY - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: MIC, Crystal, runway 14/32, 3,751 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 84; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 47,000 total, 3,400 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 70° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: KMIC - METAR: KMIC 062253Z 07003KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02440106 ## 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 20240806011979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240806011979A), Aug 6, 2024: Beech E-55, Crystal, MN, Substantial damage. After a cross country flight, the aircraft bounced during landing. The PIC then performed a go around and landed without further incident. During a post… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 22, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194877. 785 KB in all. - Record of conversation - pilot (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 65 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17597995&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ROC%20Pilot-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 510 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17597459&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf - Requests to pilot for completed NTSB aircraft accident report form (item 3, PDF, 4 pages, 210 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17661411&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20Requests%20to%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.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. 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