Beech D-45 accident near Jacksonville, Florida, August 26, 2000
On August 26, 2000 at about 4:40 pm local time, a Beech D-45, registered N20685, was substantially damaged in an accident near Jacksonville, Florida (Jacksonville Nas airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot's improper landing flare which resulted the right wing dropping and impacting the runway.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 26, 2000 · about 4:40 pm local time
- Place
- Jacksonville, Florida · Jacksonville Nas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech D-45 · all D-45s on the register
- Registration
- N20685 · no longer on the register · serial BG-303
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot said that during the landing he flared the airplane too high and the right wing dropped and impacted the runway before the landing gear, damaging a 4-foot outboard section of the right wing.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 673 hours in all; 16 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days; 647 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 9,941 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 16, 2000; 14 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,985 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental O-470-4 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: X47 Bunnell FL at 3:40 pm
- Destination: NIP
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9, 8,000 ft by 200 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 050° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:40 pm from NIP
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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