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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A23 · Willows, CA · June 16, 1992

Date
June 16, 1992 · 15:15 local
Place
Willows, CA
Airport
Willows-Glenn County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1482L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA250
Reported as
Beech A23
Reported engine
Continental IO346A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
618 total262 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On final approach just before the flare,aircraft dropped rapidly and slammed into runway,possible downdraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON FINAL APPROACH JUST BEFORE THE FLARE,AIRCRAFT DROPPED RAPIDLY AND SLAMMED INTO RUNWAY,POSSIBLE DOWNDRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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