# NTSB ERA10CA045: Beech 77, N6715V, Gainesville, FL, November 1, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 1, 2009, 15:38 local (20:38 UTC) - Place: Gainesville, FL - Coordinates: 29.69, -82.271667 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6900&lon=-82.2717&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 6, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 74999 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10CA045 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74999/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74999 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA045 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: sign/marker](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Ability to respond/compensate; cases with it: [Beech 77, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015/cases.md?model=1153007), [All aircraft, 214 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 77, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=1153007), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 77, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1153007), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 77, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=1153007), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Beech 77, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1153007), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot had recently purchased the airplane and was enroute to his home airport with another pilot when the accident occurred. While on final approach to runway 25 the airplane was "exactly on course;" however, during the flare the airplane veered to the left and the right wing lifted. The pilot applied full throttle and initiated a go-around; however, the airplane was "already in a stall." The airplane then impacted a sign, substantially damaging the left wing, before it came to rest in the grass. The pilot was able to taxi the airplane to the ramp when he observed 2 turboprop aircraft taxiing to the ramp in front of him. The pilot believed he experienced propwash from the other aircraft while he was landing. He additionally reported no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The winds were recorded as variable at 4 knots at the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative The pilot had recently purchased the airplane and was enroute to his home airport with another pilot when the accident occurred. While on final approach to runway 25, the airplane was "exactly on course;" however, during the flare the airplane veered to the left and the right wing lifted. The pilot applied full throttle and initiated a go-around; however, the airplane was "already in a stall." The airplane then impacted a sign, substantially damaging the left wing, before it came to rest in the grass. The pilot was able to taxi the airplane to the ramp, during which he observed 2 turboprop aircraft taxiing to the ramp in front of him. The pilot believed he experienced propwash from the other aircraft while he was landing. He additionally reported no pre-impact mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The winds were recorded as variable at 4 knots at the time of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6715V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6715V), registered now, S/N WA-70 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 77 - Registry model: [Beech 77](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (registry code 1153007) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: WA-70 - Airframe hours: 2044 - Engines: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Scott Plunske - Registered owner: Scott Plunske - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 2009 - Departed: VLD, Valdosta, GA - Destination: GNV, Gainesville, FL - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: GNV, Gainesville Regional Airport, runway 25, 4,158 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 31, 2009; seat: left; flight hours: 70 total, 2 in this make and model, 70 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: GNV ## 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 20091101025689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091101025689A), Nov 1, 2009: Beech 77, Gainesville, FL, Substantial damage. On November 1, 2009, at 1535 local time, a Beech 77, N6715V, registered to scott g. plunske, collided with a lighted runway sign on landing at Gainesville… ## Other investigations on N6715V (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 ATL83LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA375), Sep 22, 1983: Beech 77 (N6715V), Montgomery, AL, substantial damage ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 29, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74999. 860 KB in all. - Photo 1 - Aircraft from left side (courtesy of FAA) (item 1, .PDF, 71 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40323180&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%20-%20Aircraft%20from%20left%20side%20(courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF - Photo 2 - Sign Damage (courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 83 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40323181&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20-%20Sign%20Damage%20(courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF - Pilot Interview (item 3, .PDF, 27 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40323183&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Interview-Master.PDF - CFI Interview (item 4, .PDF, 27 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40323184&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=CFI%20Interview-Master.PDF - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 5, .PDF, 651 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40323191&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.