Dekalb-Peachtree Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Atlanta, Georgia 30341
Sunday, July 14, 2002 12:03 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

According to the pilot, he landed the airplane hard on the right main gear first and the airplane bounced after blowing the right main tire. Passengers reported that the airplane bounced back to the left and that the left propeller struck the runway. The pilot regained control of the airplane and taxied off the side of the runway. Examination of the airplane found the left propeller, right wing spar and right main landing gear were damaged.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/14/2002
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1203
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Atlanta
Event State GEORGIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 30341
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 335254N
Event Location Longitude 0841812W
Event Location Airport DeKalb-Peachtree
Event Location Nearest Airport ID PDK
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1002
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1553 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID PDK
Elevation of weather observation facility 1002
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 4800
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 2200
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 9
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 27
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 22
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 300
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.01
Density Altitude (feet) 2568
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 14144
NTSB Notification Source Faa Com Center
NTSB Notification Date Jul 14 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1245
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Nov 25 2003 11:36AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Atlanta FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6630D
NTSB Number ATL02LA142
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Beech
Aircraft Model BE-76
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number ME-227
Certified Max Gross Weight 3900
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 34458
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Aviation Atlanta Inc.
Aircraft Owner Street Address PO Box 1712
Aircraft Owner City Cumming
Aircraft Owner State GA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 30028
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Anthony Walker
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 4311 White Castle Ct.
Operator City Decatur
Operator State GA
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 30034
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code PDK
Departure City Atlanta
Departure State GA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code PDK
Destination City DeKalb
Destination State GA
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Sep 18 2003 3:35PM
User who most recently changed record POWP
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 20R
Runway Length 3744
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --