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Summary: 2005

Beech "Aero Club"-series airplanes

(Be19, Be23, Be24, Be76, Be77 models)

Official information from FAA and NTSB sources (unless otherwise noted). Editorial comments (contained in parentheses), year-to-date summary and closing comments are those of the author. Some information is still preliminary and subject to change. Comments are meant solely to enhance flying safety. Please use these reports to help you more accurately evaluate the potential risks when you make your own decisions about how and when to fly. Please accept my sincere personal condolences if anyone you know was in a mishap. I welcome your comments, suggestions and criticisms. Fly safe, and have fun!

An audit of calendar year 2005 reported mishaps involving Aero Club-series Beech airplanes results in this summary:

REPORTED MISHAPS: All Aero Club-Series Airplanes

Total reports	42
Total NTSB reportable	23	55% of the total

By model:

Be19	4 reports
Be23	15 reports
Be24	11 reports
Be76	10 reports
Be77	2 reports

SEVERITY OF INJURY: Most severe injury resulting from the mishap

Fatal	3 reports	7% of the total
Serious	2 reports	5% of the total
Minor	7 reports	17% of the total
None	30 reports	71% of the total

AIRCRAFT DAMAGE

Destroyed	3 reports	7% of the total
Substantial	16 reports	38% of the total
Minor	20 reports	48% of the total
None	3 reports	7% of the total

ENVIRONMENT AND CIRCUMSTANCES

Weather:

VMC	32 reports	76% of the total
IMC	1 report	2% of the total
Not reported	9 reports	21% of the total

Other circumstances:

Night	2 reports	5% of the total
Wind >15 kts	2 reports	5% of the total
Dual instruction¹	8 reports	19% of the total
Touch and go	3 reports	8% of the total
Recent registration²	9 reports	21% of the total

note¹: Dual flight instruction in process at time of mishap

note²: Aircraft registered within 12 months prior to mishap

PROBABLE CAUSE (NTSB determination when available)

Impact on landing 16 reports (38% of all Aero Club-series reports)

Loss of directional control	7 reports
Hard landing	3 reports
Landed short	2 reports
Unsuccessful single-engine go-around (Be76)	2 reports
Impact on go-around	1 report
Impact with obstacle	1 report

Engine failure 11 reports (26% of all Aero Club-series reports)

In flight (unspecified cause)	3 reports
Fuel exhaustion	3 reports
Fuel starvation	1 report
Approach/landing (unspecified cause)	1 report
Cylinder/rod failure	1 report
Oil system failure	1 report
Mixture cable failure	1 report

Landing gear-related mishaps 10 reports (24% of all Aero Club-series reports)

Gear collapse	8 reports
Known mechanical failure	2 reports

Impact on takeoff 2 reports (5% of all Aero Club-series reports)

Loss of directional control	1 report
Impact with obstacle	1 report

Taxi into object 2 reports (5% of all Aero Club-series reports)

Taxi into object

2 reports

Stall 1 report (2% of all Aero Club-series reports)

Stall on takeoff

1 report

Collision with Terrain 1 report (2% of all Aero Club-series reports)

Downdraft--cruise flight in mountains

1 report

Fatal Aero Club-series aircraft mishaps 2005

Total fatal mishaps: 3

By model:

Be23 2 reports

Be76 1 report

Probable cause:

3/26/2005 A23A N4705J s/n M-1011
Ottengruner Heide, Germany

Weather: Not reported

Circumstances: None

Aircraft damage: Substantial

(Factual report cause): The airplane departed controlled flight and crashed during the initial climb after takeoff.

Report URL: www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20050401X00391&key=1

6/9/2005 76 N819ER s/n ME-199

Conroe, Texas

Weather: VMC

Circumstances: Dual instruction; Wind >15 kts

Aircraft damage: Destroyed

(Probable cause): The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed resulting in a loss of control. Contributing factors were the high density altitude, the pilot's improper decision to secure the left engine, and his attempt to perform a single-engine go-around.

Report URL: www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20050615X00769&key=1

12/12/2005 A23 N3590R s/n M-782

Mammoth Lakes, California

Weather: VMC

Circumstances: Recent registration

Aircraft damage: Destroyed

(Preliminary report cause): A witness reports the engine quit. He then saw the airplane "dip" to the right, in a "tumbling motion." The witness indicated that it was like a somersault with the nose dropping and the tail coming over the top. He saw about 2 to 3 revolutions of the airplane.

Report URL: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20051223X02007&key=1

Fly safe, and have fun!

Thomas P. Turner

Mastery Flight Training, Inc.

mastery.flight.training@cox.net

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