Beech BE-55 accident near E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, December 9, 2003
On December 9, 2003 at about 5:45 pm local time, a Beech BE-55, registered N7202R, was substantially damaged in an accident near E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 9, 2003 · about 5:45 pm local time
- Place
- E. Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania · Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-55
- Registration
- N7202R · registry record · serial TC-1819
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane ballooned during the landing flare. The pilot then applied a nose down correction and subsequently landed hard on the nose gear. The nose gear collapsed and the airplane skidded to a stop.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,047 hours in all; 120 in this make and model; 14 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: April 13, 2003
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,400 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 5, 2003; 20 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,100 lb
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Teledyne Continental IO-470-L21 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MSV Monticello NY at 5:15 pm
- Destination: N53 E. Stroudsburg PA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 8, 3,087 ft by 30 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 85 ft
- Temperature: 28°F (-2°C), dew point 19°F (-7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.15 inHg
- Observation at 11:53 am from KMPO, 12 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number IAD04CA004.