Beechcraft 65-A90 N41DZ

Summary

On 6 May 2008 at about 15:00 local time, a Beechcraft 65-A90 registered N41DZ, operated by Titusville Drop Zone, was involved in an accident near Titusville, Florida, 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

6 May 2008 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Titusville, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Arthur Dunn Air Park (X21)

Coordinates

28.6222, -80.8356

Aircraft

Beechcraft 65-A90

Registration

N41DZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Titusville Drop Zone

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Titusville → Titusville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08CA177

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing the twin-engine, turboprop airplane on a 3,000-foot-long, 70-foot-wide, asphalt runway, when he encountered a high sink rate. He applied engine power; however, the engines did not respond quickly enough to prevent a hard landing. During the hard landing, the main landing gear separated and the left landing gear struck the vertical stabilizer. The pilot subsequently performed a go-around and landed on a grass runway, without further incident. The pilot stated that he did not experience any mechanical malfunctions. He reported 5000 hours of total flight experience, which included 500 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.