SEA86LA101

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 76 · Troutdale, OR · March 14, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
March 14, 1986, 10:25 local (18:25 UTC)
Place
Troutdale, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5095MBeech 76
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860314013049A
Case key
40384

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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.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - prematureDual studentCause
Supervision - inadequatePilot in command(cfi)Cause

Analysis

The acft was substantially damaged during a hard landing performed by the multi-enging student during a dual instructional flt.

Aircraft

Registration
N5095M
Reported as
Beech 76
Category
Airplane
Serial number
MD-38
Engine
Lycoming O-360-A1G6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
Richard G. Areel
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Departed
3S2 · Aurora, OR
Destination
TTD · Troutdale, OR
Airport
TTD · Portland-Troutdale

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
28
Certificates
Commercial, Flight instructor
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Right

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
39 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.