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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Barre Montpelie, VT · September 18, 1987

Date: September 18, 1987 · 16:15 local
Place: Barre Montpelie, VT
Airport: Edward F Knapp State
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2216L
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC87LA259
Reported as: Beech C23
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 39 total11 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Bounced on solo landing. Lost control, veered off runway into 2 parked aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED ON SOLO LANDING. LOST CONTROL, VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO 2 PARKED AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC87LA259Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMontpelier, VTDuring a landing, the aircraft bounced and the student pilot attempted to correct the situation. However, the aircraft touched down and bounced again, then became uncontrollable. Subsequently, it veered off the left side of the runway and hit a parked Cessna…Sep 18, 1987 · Substantial damage