# NTSB CHI02LA072: Beech 23, N841KS, Salina, KS, January 28, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 28, 2002, 13:39 local (19:39 UTC) - Place: Salina, KS - Coordinates: 38.810001, -97.610862 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8100&lon=-97.6109&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 1, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 54099 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02LA072 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54099/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54099 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA072 ## Probable cause the student pilot's improper flare and the CFI failed to take remedial action. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare - improper, dual student (cause) - remedial action - not performed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage during a hard landing during an instructional flight. The certified flight instructor reported the airspeed was 2 knots slow on final. He reported the landing seemed like a firm landing, but not excessive. The airplane veered right, the prop began to strike the ground, and the airplane skidded to a stop near the right edge of the runway. The student pilot, who was training for his commercial license, reported, "During the touchdown phase I landed on the main gear followed by [the] nose gear. The right main broke upon landing followed by [the] nose gear. The prop struck the ground as well. The plane slid approx. 40 feet." The student pilot reported the airplane did not have a mechanical malfunction prior to the hard landing. ## Factual narrative On January 28, 2002, at 1339 central standard time, a Beech 23, N841KS, operated by Kansas State University, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing. The 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight departed Salina Municipal Airport (SLN) at 1230 on a local flight. While practicing a short field landing on runway 35 (13,337 feet by 200 feet, asphalt), the airplane landed hard. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A flight plan was filed with the university's aviation department's flight dispatch. The CFI reported the following information: "On short final the instructor saw the airspeed was 2 knots slow and commented that a Sundowner [Beech 23] is not the airplane to get slow in on final. The approach and flare appeared normal from the instructor's point of view. The land[ing] seemed like a firm landing, but not excessive. Then the airplane veered right and the prop began to strike the ground. The instructor realized the prop had stop[ped] so then pulled the mixture. The airplane skidded to a stop near the right edge of the runway." The student pilot, who was training for his commercial license, reported, "During the touchdown phase I landed on the main gear followed by [the] nose gear. The right main broke upon landing followed by [the] nose gear. The prop struck the ground as well. The plane slid approx. 40 feet." The student pilot reported the airplane did not have a mechanical malfunction prior to the hard landing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N841KS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N841KS-2003-09-05), registration cancelled 2003-09-05, S/N M-1812, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 23 - Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (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: M1812 - Airframe hours: 2731 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4K 165 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Kansas State University - Salina - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, January 25, 2002, 0 hours before - Departed: SLN, Salina, KS - Airport: SLN, Salina Municipal Airport, runway 35, 13,337 × 200 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 29; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review April 26, 2001; seat: rear; flight hours: 1,323 total, 146 in this make and model, 1,239 as pilot in command, 193 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; injuries: none ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 27 °F, dew point 16 °F - Altimeter: 29.97 inHg - Observed at: SLN ## 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 20020128000919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020128000919A), Jan 28, 2002: Beech 23, Salina, KS, No damage. (-23) The rated private pilot and instructor were practicing a short field approach and landing to runway 35 at the Salina Municipal Airport (sln). The… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 12, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54099. 769 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (2 Reports) (item 1, .PDF, 769 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40381836&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1%20(2%20Reports)-Redacted.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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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