Beechcraft B19 N18778

Summary

On 20 September 2020 at about 18:00 local time, a Beechcraft B19 registered N18778 was involved in an accident near Laconia, New Hampshire, 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

20 September 2020 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Laconia, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Laconia Municipal Airport (LCI)

Coordinates

43.5730, -71.4178

Aircraft

Beechcraft B19

Registration

N18778

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Manchester → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA20LA344

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and the nose landing gear collapsing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane was too high and too fast on short final approach. It then floated in ground effect and bounced. The pilot attempted to perform a go-around, but the airplane would not climb and began porpoising, followed by hard contact of the nose landing gear (NLG) and propeller with the runway. The pilot subsequently landed on the grass area off the right side of the runway. The airplane sustained damage to the NLG, propeller, engine mounts and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.