Jackson County-Reynolds Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Jackson, Michigan 49202
Sunday, October 9, 2005 14:04 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The student pilot was attempting to land when the airplane porpoised and went off the side of the runway, striking a sign and sustaining substantial damage. The student pilot did not report any preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The student pilot's inadvertent porpoise during landing, which resulted in a loss of control and a collision with a sign.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/9/2005
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1404
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Jackson
Event State MICHIGAN
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 49202
Event Date Year 2005
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 421535N
Event Location Longitude 0842734W
Event Location Airport JACKSON COUNTY-REYNOLDS FIELD
Event Location Nearest Airport ID JXN
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1001
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1356 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID JXN
Elevation of weather observation facility 1001
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 14
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 5
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 20
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 9
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.04
Density Altitude (feet) --
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 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 21774
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date Oct 11 2005 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Jul 25 2007 12:22PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\lema
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Detroit, Michigan

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5083T
NTSB Number CHI06LA006
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Beech
Aircraft Model 19A
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number MB-312
Certified Max Gross Weight 2250
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection May 1 2005 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 66
Airframe Hours 3029
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated --
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ALMOST NEW AVIATION INC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 149 E CORUNNA AVE
Aircraft Owner City CORUNNA
Aircraft Owner State MI
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 48817
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
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 No
Departure Airport Code RNP
Departure City Owosso
Departure State MI
Departure Country USA
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone --
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code --
Destination City Jackson
Destination State MI
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record May 30 2007 4:55PM
User who most recently changed record DINC
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 32
Runway Length 3501
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --