Beechcraft 95 B55 N2182L

Summary

On 14 September 2017 at about 14:00 local time, a Beechcraft 95 B55 registered N2182L, operated by 92 Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Statesville, North Carolina, United States. 4 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

14 September 2017 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Statesville, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Statesville Rgnl (SVH)

Coordinates

35.7650, -80.9539

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95 B55

Registration

N2182L

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

2

Operator

92 Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wilmington → Statesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA579

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a bounced landing.  

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot in the multi-engine airplane reported that the airplane touched down on the runway and she felt the application of aft yoke pressure. She looked over and saw that her right front seat passenger was "clenching the yoke with both fists." She reported that the airplane bounced once, and she aborted the landing. She flew one pattern and landed the airplane, and then she taxied to parking. According to the single-engine, pilot-rated passenger in the right front seat, during the initial touchdown, both engines remained at high rpm, and the airplane was drifting to the right side of the runway. The airplane bounced, and the pilot took the engines to idle. The airplane bounced again "very hard" on the nose landing gear. The airplane bounced a third time and landed "violently" on the nose landing gear. He reported that he felt the need to prevent a fourth runway impact, and he grabbed the yoke and applied aft pressure to minimize the rate of descent. The pilot in the left seat subsequently applied full power and aborted the landing. She flew one pattern and landed the airplane, then she taxied to parking. According to the passenger seated in the right rear seat, the approach was normal, but the initial touchdown was "forceful" and the airplane bounced. The airplane felt like it landed on the nose landing gear followed by the main landing gear and bounced a second time "much harder." A third bounce ensued, and it was the hardest. He heard the engines spool up and observed the pilot abort the landing. She flew one pattern and landed the airplane, and then she taxied to parking. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, just below the windscreen. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.