The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Nashville, Tennessee
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:
Location: Lebanon, Tennessee
Accident Number: ERA22LA101
Date and Time: January 4, 2022, 13:34 Local
Registration: N24605
Aircraft: Beech B19
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Hard landing
Injuries: 3 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional
Analysis
The flight instructor reported to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that he was planning to demonstrate to the student how to land on the numbers for the runway and set up his approach accordingly. He believed that while crossing the road adjacent to the airport, the sun visor slipped down and after seeing a fence, pulled aft on the control yoke but was too late. The student pilot stated that he saw the flight was, “coming down really fast” and he was about to say something to the flight instructor and pull the control yoke but the airplane impacted the fence with the landing gear. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
A post-accident examination revealed substantial damage to the engine mount and wrinkles to the lower and upper skins of the left wing.
Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The failure of the certified flight instructor to attain the proper glidepath which resulted in a collision with a fence and terrain.
Findings
Personnel issues Decision making/judgment - Instructor/check pilot
Aircraft Descent/approach/glide path - Not attained/maintained
Environmental issues Fence/fence post - Effect on equipment
Factual Information
History of Flight
Approach-VFR pattern final Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
Landing-flare/touchdown Landing area undershoot
Landing-flare/touchdown Hard landing (Defining event)
Student pilot Information
Certificate: None
Age: 18, Male
Airplane Rating(s): None
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: Lap only
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed:
Medical Certification: None
Last FAA Medical Exam:
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent:
Flight Time: (Estimated) 4 hours (Total, all aircraft), 4 hours (Total, this make and model)
Flight instructor Information
Certificate: Commercial
Age: 92, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine land; Multi-engine land
Seat Occupied: Right
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used:
Instrument Rating(s): Airplane
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): Airplane multi-engine; Airplane single-engine; Instrument airplane
Toxicology Performed:
Medical Certification: Class 3 With waivers/limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: January 6, 2020
Occupational Pilot: Yes
Last Flight Review or Equivalent:
Flight Time: (Estimated) 25600 hours (Total, all aircraft), 20 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 9 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Beech
Registration: N24605
Model/Series: B19 NO SERIES
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 1972
Amateur Built:
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: MB-553
Landing Gear Type: Tricycle
Seats: 4
Date/Type of Last Inspection: July 12, 2021 Annual
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 2150 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 3282.5 Hrs as of last inspection
Engine Manufacturer: LYCOMING
ELT: Installed, activated, did not aid in locating accident
Engine Model/Series: 0-320 SERIES
Registered Owner:
Rated Power: 180 Horsepower
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual (VMC)
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KM54,588 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 0.1 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 13:35 Local
Direction from Accident Site: 190°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Visibility: 10 miles
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 14 knots /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: /
Wind Direction: 180°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: /
Altimeter Setting: 30.12 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 6°C / 2°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Tompkinsville, KY (TZV)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Lebanon, TN T
ype of Clearance: None
Departure Time:
Type of Airspace:
Airport Information
Airport: Lebanon Municipal M54
Runway Surface Type: Asphalt
Airport Elevation: 588 ft msl
Runway Surface Condition: Dry
Runway Used: 19
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 5000 ft / 100 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: Traffic pattern
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 2 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 3 None
Latitude, Longitude: 36.19756,-86.315439
Might be time for this 25,600 hour 92 year old flight instructor to ease into another career?
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