MKC88LA181

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 77 · Friendship, AR · September 28, 1988

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
September 28, 1988, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
Place
Friendship, AR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N67572Beech 77
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report September 19, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19880928045849A
Case key
34647

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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.

Forced landingLanding
Emergency procedure - simulated
In-flight planning/decision - improperPilot in command(cfi)Cause
Lack of total experience in type operationPilot in command(cfi)Factor
Crew/group coordination - inadequateCause
Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in command(cfi)Cause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentPilot in command(cfi)Cause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding
Terrain condition - ditchFactor

Analysis

The CFI rprtd he was demonstrating an emergency landing to a pvt rated plt & confusion (about who was flying the acft) resulted in a commitment to land. The landing was made on a gravel road. During the roll-out, the acft veered into a ditch & was damaged.

Aircraft

Registration
N67572
Reported as
Beech 77
Category
Airplane
Serial number
WA 105
Engine
Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Central Flying Service, Inc.
Registered owner
Central Flying Service Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Utility
Departed
M89 · Arkadelphia, AR
Destination
M89
Airport
NONE

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
22
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Right
Flight hours
515 total · 390 in this make and model · 497 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
170° at 9 knots
Visibility
12 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
25,000 ft broken
Temperature
88 °F, dew point 57 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
HOT, 30 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.