# NTSB CHI86LA190: Beech B-19, N6517R, Manchester, MI, July 30, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 30, 1986, 15:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place: Manchester, MI
- Coordinates: 42.13977, -84.029701 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1398&lon=-84.0297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI86LA190
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13501/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA190

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - design stress limits of aircraft - exceeded, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATES, THAT ON FLARE OUT THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED AND THEN SETTLED, SUSTAINING A HARD LANDING. THE NOSE GEAR FAILED UPON TOUCHDOWN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6517R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6517R-1989-08-23), registration cancelled 1989-08-23, S/N MB709 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Beech B-19
- Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: MB-709
- Airframe hours: 6
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E3D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Christopher Hoover
- Registered owner: Christopher Hoover
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 1986, 1,394 hours before
- Airport: 75G, Rossettie, runway 36, 1,800 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 4 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: DTW, 45 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 19860730036629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860730036629A), Jul 30, 1986: Beech B19, Manchester, MI, Substantial damage. The aircraft ballooned and landed hard. Student pilot.

## Other investigations on N6517R (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 DEN76FTE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE21), Aug 27, 1975: Beech B19 (N6517R), Broomfield, CO, 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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