# NTSB CHI93LA308: Beech 19A, N5072T, Ludington, MI, August 6, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 5, 1993, 21:00 local (Aug 6, 1993, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Ludington, MI
- Coordinates: 43.949901, -86.440689 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9499&lon=-86.4407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 9271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI93LA308
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9271/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA308

## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudged landing flare.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED HE INITIATED A FLARE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A RAPID DESCENT ONTO THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED.

## Factual narrative

On August 5, 1993, about 2100 eastern daylight time, a Beech 19A airplane, N5072T, landed hard at Ludington, Michigan.  The airplane was substantially damaged.  No injury was reported among the private pilot and two passengers.  Visual meteorological conditions existed in the vicinity.  The local personal flight originated, time unknown, without a flight plan and operated under 14 CFR 91.

The pilot stated that after he initiated a flare approximately 10 feet above the runway, the airplane made a rapid descent onto the runway.  The nose wheel collapsed upon impact and the aircraft came to rest approximately 150 feet down the runway.

No mechanical anomalies have been claimed or were discovered.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5072T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5072T-1999-06-24), registration cancelled 1999-06-24, S/N MB-363 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19A
- Registry model: [Beech 19A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (registry code 1151214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: MB-363
- Airframe hours: 3469
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2C 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Charles, J. Hagerman
- Registered owner: Charles J. Hagerman
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 25, 1992, 8 hours before
- Departed: LDM
- Airport: LDM, Mason County, runway 25, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 66; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 120 total, 63 in this make and model, 97 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 250° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Observed at: MBL

## 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 19930805027739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930805027739A), Aug 5, 1993: Beech 19A, Ludington, MI, Substantial damage. Stalled in flare for landing. Impacted runway nose first. Collapsed nose gear.

## Other investigations on N5072T (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 LAX75FUQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ17), Nov 6, 1974: Beech B19A (N5072T), Simi, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK71DVA70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVA70), May 6, 1971: Beech A23-19 (N5072T), Fresno, CA, 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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