# NTSB NYC95LA057: Beech C23, N9795L, Warwick, NY, February 19, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 19, 1995, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Warwick, NY
- Coordinates: 41.250648, -74.349655 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2506&lon=-74.3497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 38921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC95LA057
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/38921/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA057

## Probable cause

the pilot allowed the airplane to get too low on the approach, during a simulated engine out landing, which resulted in impacting high bushes, and landing short of the runway.

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - planned approach - low, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper glidepath - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS 'ATTEMPTING A SIMULATED ENGINE-OUT' LANDING TO RUNWAY 21.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LINED UP TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY AND AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT, THE LEFT WING 'CAUGHT THE TOP OF SOME BUSHES THAT WERE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.'  THE NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED DURING THE IMPACT SEQUENCE.  THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ONTO THE RUNWAY.

## Factual narrative

On February 20, 1995, at about 1630 eastern standard time, a Beech C23, N9795L, piloted by Richard A. Bennett, collided with the terrain while landing at Warwick, New York.  The pilot received minor injuries, and the passenger was not injured.  The airplane was destroyed.   Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.  The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR 91.

According to the pilot's statement on the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, he  was "attempting a simulated engine-out" landing to runway 21.  The pilot wrote:

I found myself to the right of the center of the runway      and as I attempted to correct, my left wing caught the      top of some bushes that were short of the runway.

The nose gear was damaged and the right main gear separated during the impact sequence.  The airplane bounced onto the runway.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9795L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9795L-2014-12-01), registration cancelled 2014-12-01, S/N M-1400, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: M-1400
- Airframe hours: 2340
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4G 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Linway Associates Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 1, 1994, 30 hours before
- Departed: N07, LINCOLN PARK, NJ
- Destination: N72, NY
- Airport: N72, Warwick Municipal, runway 21, 2,150 × 35 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 353 total, 286 in this make and model, 259 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 45 °F

## 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 19950219002099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950219002099A), Feb 19, 1995: Beech C23, Warwick, NY, Destroyed. Simulated engine out. Overlfew center line on base. Wing hit bushes in steep bank. Bounced onto runway minus gear.

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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