- Date
- October 29, 1984, 14:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Ft.Walton Beach, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N38085Beech 76
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841029060769A
- Case key
- 31310
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Analysis
During takeoff on a multiengine instructioanl flt, the instructor (CFI) simulated an eng failure by retarding power on the left eng. The student elected to land on the remaining rwy. He retarded the right eng power & dove for the rwy, but the acft touched down hard & bounced, collapsing the left main & nose gear. After the acft bounced, the CFI took control & completed the landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38085
- Reported as
- Beech 76
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- ME-384
- Airframe hours
- 1,287
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1G6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eglin A.F.B. Aero Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 5, 1984 · 63 hours before
- Departed
- KVPS · Eglin Afb, FL
- Destination
- KHRT · Ft. Walton Beac, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- KHRT · Hurlburt Field, runway 17, 9,600 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificates
- 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
- 1,110 total · 47 in this make and model · 1,000 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PNS, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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