N4016T – BEECH B23 – 1994-05-19 NTSB Accident Report

On May 19, 1994, a Beech B23 (N4016T) was involved in an incident near Faribault, MN. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: A hard landing as a result of the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. A factor associated with the accident is the student pilot's improper flair.

On May 19, 1994, about 1630 central daylight time, a Beech B23, N4016T, sustained substantial damage in a hard landing at the Faribault Municipal Airport, Faribault, Minnesota. The flight was a dual instructional flight which originated at Faribault. The flight instructor and the student pilot were not injured. No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.

The instructor stated the student was attempting his third full- stop landing. He said the student landed hard and the airplane bounced back into the air. The flight instructor took control of the airplane, executed a go-around, and landed.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI94LA164. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N4016T.