# NTSB FTW89LA173: Beech B-19, N23848, Mckinney, TX, September 25, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 25, 1989, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Coordinates: 33.179946, -96.590469 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1799&lon=-96.5905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW89LA173
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22921/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA173

## 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

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted
  - terrain condition - ditch

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23848-2015-05-04), registration cancelled 2015-05-04, S/N MB-877, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B-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-877
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19890925036019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890925036019A), Sep 25, 1989: Beech B19, Mc Kinney, TX, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Tried to go around with full flaps lost control swerved right and crashed in a creek.

## Other investigations on N23848 (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 FTW90LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA173), Sep 2, 1990: Beech BE19 (N23848), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CREW COORDINATION IN THE COCKPIT, AND THE STUDENT PILOT'S PREMATURE RETRACTION OF THE FLAPS DURING A CRITICAL MANEUVER. FACTORS WERE THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT…

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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