Beechcraft 19 N2009A

Summary

On 1 September 1996 at about 16:15 local time, a Beechcraft 19 registered N2009A was involved in an accident near Augusta, Maine, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 September 1996 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Augusta, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Augusta State (AUG)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 19

Registration

N2009A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC96LA180

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in at hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot planned to practice takeoffs and landings to build his solo flight time. He stated that 'The takeoff and pattern work seemed very good. The final was on track and the glideslope looked correct. I held about 60 [to] 65 knots over the runway numbers 35. I became slow and flared too high. The plane stalled over the runway and came down a little too hard.' The student also stated, 'I should have did a go-around instead of flaring so high off the ground.' During touchdown, the nose and left main gear collapsed, and the propeller was damaged. The student reported that the wind was calm, and there was no mechanical malfunction of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.