# NTSB GAA19CA318: Beech 55, N1019D, Youngstown, OH, May 31, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 31, 2019, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC) - Place: Youngstown, OH - Coordinates: 40.959999, -80.68 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9600&lon=-80.6800&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 6, 2019 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 99573 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA318 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99573/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99573 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA318 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 95-A55, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=1152704), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/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 95-A55, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1152704), [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: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 95-A55, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=1152704), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot in the multiengine airplane reported that, during the landing roll, shortly after touchdown, the airplane "floated up" into a right bank and then touched back down in a right bank. He added that he did not realize that there was any damage until after he shut down the engine after parking. Postaccident examination revealed propeller scars on the asphalt runway, damage to the right engine propeller, and substantial damage to the fuselage structure. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot in the multi-engine airplane reported that, during the landing roll, shortly after touchdown, the airplane "floated up" into a right bank and then touched back down in a right bank. He added that he did not realized there was any damage until after he shutdown the airplane after parking. Postaccident examination revealed propeller scars on the asphalt runway, damage to the right engine propeller, and substantial damage to the fuselage structure. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1019D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1019D-2020-08-31), registration cancelled 2020-08-31, S/N TC-279, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 55 (95A55) - Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TC-279 - Year built: 1962 - Engines: Continental IO-470 260 horsepower reciprocating; Continental IO-470 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: HUF, Terre Haute, IN - Destination: 4G4, Youngstown, OH - Airport: 4G4, Youngstown Elser Metro, runway 28, 4,012 × 50 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 29, 2018; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 2,563.3 total, 19.8 in this make and model, 1,794.3 as pilot in command, 54.9 in the last 90 days, 16.2 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 29.86 inHg - Observed at: KUCP, 13 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 20190531005519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190531005519A), May 31, 2019: Beech 95-A55, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he entered the pattern at youngstown Elser (4G4) Ohio at 1900(l) after a 3 hour flight. Pattern and weather were good and he touched down on… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 27, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=99573. 3.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 958 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40473857&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (item 2, .PDF, 2 photos, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40473858&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos-Master.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. 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