# NTSB CHI93LA338: Beech 19, N1914L, Elkhart, IN, August 26, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 26, 1993, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Elkhart, IN - Coordinates: 41.719345, -85.979461 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7193&lon=-85.9795&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 25, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 9294 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI93LA338 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9294/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA338 ## 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. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - descent - excessive, dual student (contributing factor) - remedial action - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - Main gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,main gear attachment - overload (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll ## Analysis THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PREPARING FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT FLIGHT TEST WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS OBSERVING THE STUDENT PERFORM A SHORT FIELD LANDING APPROACH. DURING THE APPROACH, AN EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE DEVELOPED. THE STUDENT APPLIED POWER TO CORRECT THE DESCENT RATE AND GLIDEPATH. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN FIRM, BUT NOT HARD. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND TOUCHED DOWN A SECOND TIME. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND SEPARATED FROM THE WING MOUNT. ## Factual narrative On August 26, 1993, at 1200 central daylight time (CDT), a Beech BE-19, N1914L, registered to Hawkeye Aviation, Incorporated, of Elkhart, Indiana, was substantially damaged during a hard landing onto Runway 27 (6,500' X 120' dry asphalt) at the Elkhart Municipal Airport, Elkhart, Indiana. The airplane was piloted by a student pilot and a commercially certificated flight instructor. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and the 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating under a flight plan. The student pilot and instructor reported no injuries. The flight originated from Elkhart, Indiana, at 1130 CDT. According to the instructor's written statement on NTSB Form 6120.1/2, the student pilot was performing a short field landing over a fictitious 50 foot obstacle. She stated that once the airplane cleared the fictitious obstacle its sink rate began to increase. She stated the student applied power to arrest the sink rate. The airspeed, according to the instructor, "...was well maintained..." and the airplane did not touch down with a side load on the main landing gear. The landing touchdown was "...firm..." according to the instructor. She stated that she would not classify the landing as "Hard." During an interview with the instructor, she stated the student was preparing for a private pilot flight test. She said the short field landing was not new to the student and that he had performed many of them before the one that lead to the accident. She stated the descent rate and glide path were a little steeper than they should have been, but that the student applied power that corrected for the steep descent rate and glide path observed by the instructor and student pilot. The instructor said the airspeed was at 75 MPH until touchdown. During an interview with the student pilot he repeated what the instructor had said. He added that the touchdown was not any firmer than those he and the instructor had performed in the past. The on-scene investigation revealed that the main landing gear leg and mount had separated from the wing spar mount. The assembly was found on the runway. An examination of the separation showed to be consistent with an instantaneous overload failure. The left and right side of the aft fuselage, adjacent to the stabilator's root, was wrinkled. The right wing's top skin, and area located above the main landing gear, was torn. The right wing flap's trailing edge was bent downward in an area in line with the main landing gear leg. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1914L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1914L), registered now, S/N MB-803 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 19 - 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: MB-803 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Hawkeye Aviation, Inc. - Registered owner: Hawkeye Aviation, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Departed: EKM - Airport: EKM, Elkhart Municipal Airport, runway 27, 6,500 × 120 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 31; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 880 total, 220 in this make and model, 791 as pilot in command, 190 in the last 90 days, 101 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 6 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: EKM, 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 19930826031399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930826031399A), Aug 26, 1993: Beech B19, Elkhart, IN, Substantial damage. Hard landing damaged landing gear fuselage wing and flap. CFI failed check descent rate. ## 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 CHI82DA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA263), Jul 21, 1982: Beech B19 (N1914L), Berrien Springs, MI, substantial damage - [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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.