- Date
- September 25, 1989, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Mckinney, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N23848Beech B-19
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890925036019A
- Case key
- 22921
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Probable cause
Pilot's improper technique in recovery from a bounced landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the go around.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that, on his third practice landing, he bounced twice and attempted to go around. He stated that he applied too much rudder, lost directional control, and could not keep the aircraft airborne with flaps extended. The aircraft swerved to the right and crashed into a creek adjacent to the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23848
- Reported as
- Beech B-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MB-877
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Ari Ben Aviator, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Bledsoe, David C.
- Departed
- ADS · Addison, TX
- Airport
- TKI · Mckinney Mun., runway 35, 5,200 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 62 total · 62 in this make and model · 19 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N23848 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.