Beechcraft 95-B55 N812D
10 July 2002 · Mesa, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 July 2002 at about 02:14 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N812D, operated by Charles A. Moran, was involved in an accident near Mesa, Arizona, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 02:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mesa, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Falcon Field (FFZ)
- Coordinates
- 33.4500, -111.7167
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-B55
- Registration
- N812D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Charles A. Moran
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Payson → Mesa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX02LA222
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions, and failure to maintain an appropriate airspeed for the gusts, 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 lost control of the airplane during gusty wind conditions resulting in a hard landing and collapse of the right main landing gear. The pilot called the control tower at his destination airport and obtained weather information. The pilot learned that a dust storm had passed through the area just prior to his departure for the 30-minute flight. The pilot obtained several wind updates upon his arrival at the destination airport. As the airplane crossed the runway threshold, the pilot reduced power at 110 mph, and the airplane "fell from the sky." The airplane bounced back into the air, and the pilot attempted to abort the landing, to no avail. The airplane impacted the runway again and eventually came to rest in dirt adjacent to the runway. The wind condition at the airport at the time of the accident consisted of crosswind gusts of 26 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 2002 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Joshua Tree, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2002 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Aug 2002 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Festus, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jan 2003 | Beechcraft 95 | Rancho Cucamong, California, United States | Robert Y. Cable | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 2001 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 May 2003 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Point Lookout, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2002 | Steen SE-1 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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