Beechcraft B19 N1955W

Summary

On 4 March 2024 at about 22:25 local time, a Beechcraft B19 registered N1955W was involved in an accident near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 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.

Date

4 March 2024 at 22:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Sundance (HSD)

Coordinates

35.6012, -97.7061

Aircraft

Beechcraft B19

Registration

N1955W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1973

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA130

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, aerodynamic stall, and impact with the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was conducting his first solo flight. He reported that during the first landing attempt he flared the airplane too early, which resulted in a bounced landing. He pitched the nose down and the airplane bounced into the air again, then the pitched the nose up. The airplane stalled and impacted the runway in a nose low attitude, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapse and substantial damage to the left wing. The student 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.