# NTSB FTW98LA282: Beech B19, N5110R, Frisco, TX, June 21, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 21, 1998, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC) - Place: Frisco, TX - Coordinates: 33.140171, -96.810134 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1402&lon=-96.8101&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 15, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 20661 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW98LA282 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20661/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA282 ## Probable cause The student pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard larding. Factors were the inadequate supervision of the flight by the flight instructor and the high winds. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor) - flare - improper, dual student (cause) - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor) ## Analysis The flight instructor stated that the purpose of the flight was to practice maneuvers and landings to prepare his student for a flight evaluation for his commercial pilot rating. After a 'normal' pattern to runway 17 at the Frisco Jetport, the instructor reported that upon crossing the threshold between 50 and 75 feet agl, his student closed the throttle and slightly lowered the nose to maintain airspeed. At 15 feet agl, the pilot receiving instruction raised the nose to initiate the round out. Upon noticing that this did not slow the rate of decent, the instructor and his student both reached to apply power. The aircraft landed 'particularly hard', bounced and became airborne. The instructor stated that he knew that the left main gear had been 'ripped off' and took control of the aircraft and landed on the right main gear. The aircraft came to rest with its nose off the edge of the runway in the upright position. It received damage to the main and left landing gear, the propeller and the left wing. The recorded winds at the Addison Airport, located 10 nautical miles to the south of the Frisco Jetport, were from 180 degrees at 18 knots. The density altitude, calculated by the NTSB investigator-in-charge, was 2,247 feet. ## Factual narrative On June 21, 1998, at 0945 central daylight time, a Beech B19 airplane, N5110R, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while landing near Frisco, Texas. Neither the flight instructor nor the pilot receiving instruction were injured. The airplane was owned and operated by Ari-Ben Aviator of Addison, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the Title 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. The local flight originated from the Addison Airport, Dallas, Texas, at 0835. According to the flight instructor, the purpose of the training flight was to practice maneuvers and landings to prepare his student for a flight evaluation towards obtaining a commercial pilot certificate. The flight instructor added that after a "normal" pattern to runway 17 at the Frisco Jetport, the instructor stated that after crossing the landing threshold, at an estimated altitude between 50 and 75 feet AGL, his student "decided to close the throttle -which I was not happy with initially- then slightly lowered the nose" to maintain airspeed. The flight instructor added that at about 15 feet AGL, the pilot receiving instruction "raised the nose to initiate the round out." The flight instructor further stated that the rate of descent was not affected by the increase in pitch, and he and the his student simultaneously reached to apply power. The airplane landed "particularly hard", bounced and became airborne. The instructor stated that he "knew that the left main gear had been ripped off" and took control of the aircraft. The instructor added that he landed the airplane on its right main landing gear. In the enclosed NTSB Form 6120.1/2, the flight instructor stated that he felt that a change in the wind direction/speed could have been a contributing factor in the accident. He also noted that the fact that the airport's wind sock was in need of replacement. A fully operational windsock could have provided the pilot a better feel as to the direction and intensity of the surface winds. The aircraft came to rest with its nose off the edge of the runway in the upright position. Examination of the airplane revealed that the left main and nose landing gear separated from the airframe. Additionally, the left flap assembly was bent, the propeller assembly was damaged, and the outboard portion of the left wing sustained minor damaged. The recorded winds at the Addison Airport, located 10 nautical miles to the south of the Frisco Jetport, were from 180 degrees at 18 knots. The density altitude, calculated by the NTSB investigator-in-charge, was 2,247 feet. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5110R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5110R-2017-02-22), registration cancelled 2017-02-22, S/N MB-644, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech B19 - 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-644 - Airframe hours: 15987 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4J 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Ari Ben Aviator, Inc., doing business as Ari Ben Aviator, Inc. - Registered owner: Michael Cohen - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 9, 1998, 39 hours before - Departed: ADS, ADDISON, TX - Destination: DTO, DENTON, TX - Airport: DDJ, Frisco Jetport, runway 17, 5,450 × 100 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 24; 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: 615 total, 288 in this make and model, 555 as pilot in command, 163 in the last 90 days, 74 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 18 knots - Visibility: 12 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: ADS, 10 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 19980621014439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980621014439A), Jun 21, 1998: Beech B19, Frisco, TX, Substantial damage. Acft stalled on final approach, landed hard, tore off the left main and nose gear. (.4) on June 21, 1998, at 0945 central daylight time, a Beech B19 airplane,… 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.