Beechcraft B24R N9321S

Summary

On 11 May 2011 at about 20:15 local time, a Beechcraft B24R registered N9321S was involved in an accident near Dowagiac, Michigan, 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

11 May 2011 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Dowagiac, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Dowagiac Municipal (C91)

Coordinates

41.9931, -86.1283

Aircraft

Beechcraft B24R

Registration

N9321S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Benton Harbor → Benton Harbor

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA362

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's failure to maintain an appropriate glide path and airspeed during the landing approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While demonstrating a power-off spot landing to a student, the certified flight instructor (CFI) recognized that the airplane would not make it to the 1,000 foot runway markings he was aiming for, but felt that he would make it to the runway. He allowed the airplane to get too low on the approach at too slow an airspeed. When the airplane was about 30 feet from the runway end at 10 feet above the ground, he began to add engine power, but the airplane stalled and impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and left landing gear. The CFI reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.