Beechcraft 19A N6544T

Summary

On 16 August 2006 at about 16:20 local time, a Beechcraft 19A registered N6544T was involved in an accident near Yankton, South Dakota, United States. 2 people were 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

16 August 2006 at 16:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Yankton, South Dakota, United States

Coordinates

42.9167, -97.3861

Aircraft

Beechcraft 19A

Registration

N6544T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Yankton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06CA234

Nobody was injured.

The dual student's premature retraction of the flaps during the attempted go-around which resulted in the impact with the ground. The flight instructor's delay in calling for the go-around was an additional cause.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was damaged when it struck the ground during an attempted go-around following a simulated engine failure. The flight instructor stated that he simulated an engine failure while in the traffic pattern and his student performed the engine failure checklist while continuing in the traffic pattern. He stated that it became apparent that they were going to be short of the runway and he called for a go-around. He stated that his student then retracted the flaps from full flaps to no flaps prior to applying engine power. He stated that he then applied full power, but was unable to arrest the high sink rate. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground and bounced back into the air. The flight instructor then landed the airplane on the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.