ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286941
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 June 2009 |
| Time: | 15:35 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft F33A |
| Owner/operator: | Professional Pilot Program-midland College |
| Registration: | N33UB |
| MSN: | CE-1496 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4136 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 520 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Midland, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Midland Airpark, TX (MDD/KMDD) |
| Midland Airpark, TX (MDD/KMDD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After takeoff, the private pilot received instruction from a certified flight instructor to proceed to a nearby training area to practice flight maneuvers. Upon returning to the airport environment, the pilot entered the traffic pattern and conducted a simulated electrical failure and a no-flap landing. On final approach and over the runway, the "nose of the airplane pitched up" and the airplane began a rapid descent. The pilot was unable to arrest the descent with the application of full power and the airplane landed hard. An examination of the airplane revealed that the main landing gear was bent, the wings were wrinkled, and the right wing was bent upward at the flap attachment point. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no preaccident mechanical anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate oversight of the flight by the instructor pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09CA336
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 18:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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