# NTSB CHI01FA209: Beech B19, N3214L, Eden Prairie, MN, July 17, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report - Date: July 17, 2001, 16:17 local (21:17 UTC) - Place: Eden Prairie, MN - Coordinates: 44.826667, -93.456665 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8267&lon=-93.4567&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report June 3, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION - NTSB case key (mKey): 52827 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01FA209 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52827/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA209 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing, her failure to recover from the bounced landing, and the nose gear overload. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown - landing gear,nose gear - overload (cause) ## Analysis The student pilot said she was flying in the traffic pattern and was on a long final to perform a touch-and-go landing. She said that the visual approach slope indicator lights showed she was on the proper glide path. The student pilot said that when she was sure she was in a position to land on the runway, she lowered a third notch of flaps. She said she reduced the power to idle as she crossed over the threshold and tried to maintain her altitude. The student pilot said, "I touchdown and ballooned up. Then the airplane returned to the runway and ballooned again. About the third bounce I lunged forward as the nosewheel had broken off." The student pilot said the airplane slid to a stop on the grass near the runway. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. ## Factual narrative On July 17, 2001, at 1617 central daylight time, a Beech B19, N3214L, operated by a student pilot sustained substantial damage when it impacted on runway 18 (2,691 feet by 75 feet, dry asphalt) at Flying Cloud Airport (FCM), Eden Prairie, Minnesota, following a bounced landing. The airplane subsequently departed the left side of the runway and came to a stop in the grass field. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The solo instructional flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The student pilot sustained minor injuries. The local flight originated at Eden Prairie, Minnesota, at approximately 1600. In her written statement, the student pilot said she was flying in the traffic pattern and was on a long final to perform a touch-and-go landing. She said that the visual approach slope indicator lights showed she was on the proper glide path. The student pilot said that when she was sure she was in a position to land on the runway, she lowered a third notch of flaps. She said she reduced the power to idle as she crossed over the threshold and tried to maintain her altitude. The student pilot said, "I touchdown and ballooned up. Then the airplane returned to the runway and ballooned again. About the third bounce I lunged forward as the nosewheel had broken off." The student pilot said the airplane slid to a stop on the grass near the runway. The NTSB on scene investigation began on July 21, 2001. The airplane and airplane records were examined at FCM. The airplane's nose gear tubes were bent aft and broken. The nose wheel and trunion were broken off. The airplane's firewall showed a 1-inch deep gash in the bottom center. The lower right side of the firewall was bent inward. The bottom right side of the fuselage, aft of the firewall showed a 36-inch long, 12-inch wide aft running dent in the skin. Both propeller blades were curled aft at the tips. The tip of the spinner was dented inward. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine, engine controls, and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3214L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3214L-2018-04-19), registration cancelled 2018-04-19, S/N MB-829, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech B19 - Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: MB829 - Airframe hours: 11191 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Great Lakes Aircraft Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 13, 2001, 3 hours before - Departed: FCM, EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - Airport: FCM, Flying Cloud Airport, runway 18, 2,691 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 26; injuries: minor; student; medical: class 3; seat: left; flight hours: 47 total, 43 in this make and model, 4 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 29.85 inHg - Observed at: FCM, 1 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 20010717018849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010717018849A), Jul 17, 2001: Beech B19, Minneapolis, MN, No damage. (.19) On July 17, 2001, at 1617 central daylight time, a Beech B19, N3214L, operated by a student pilot sustained substantial damage when it impacted on runway… ## Other investigations on N3214L (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 CEN09CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA320), May 21, 2009: Beech B19 (N3214L), Winsted, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare during the soft-field landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision during the landing. 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. 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