# NTSB CHI82DA263: Beech B19, N1914L, Berrien Springs, MI, July 21, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 21, 1982, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Berrien Springs, MI
- Coordinates: 41.98043, -86.109161 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9804&lon=-86.1092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA263
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69934/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA263

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WENT INTO A MUDDY AREA, AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1914L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1914L), registered now, S/N MB-803 (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: MB803
- Airframe hours: 1812
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E3D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Cynthia J. Bewick
- Registered owner: Cynthia J. Bewick
- Departed: LANSING, MI
- Destination: BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI
- Airport: C20, Andrews University, runway 13, 3,100 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 190 total, 190 in this make and model, 130 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 100° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 176 °F

## 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 19820721030819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820721030819A), Jul 21, 1982: Beech 19A, Berrien Springs, MI, Substantial damage. Bounced and lost control on hard landing. Ran off runway into mud.

## Other investigations on N1914L (2)

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 CHI93LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA338), Aug 26, 1993: Beech 19 (N1914L), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate remedial action by the flight instructor. Factors related to the accident were the excessive descent rate and the overload failure of the landing gear.
- [NTSB CHI77DET29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DET29), Jul 28, 1977: Beech BE-19 (N1914L), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage

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.

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