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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech F33A · West Palm Beach, FL · March 12, 1982

Date
March 12, 1982 · 19:00 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N17818
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA82DA073
Reported as
Beech F33A
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
692 total73 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot claims nose wheel vibration at touchdown and he attempted to hold it off. Nose wheel collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CLAIMS NOSE WHEEL VIBRATION AT TOUCHDOWN AND HE ATTEMPTED TO HOLD IT OFF. NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.