# Accident 19920616020659A: Beech A23, Willows, CA, June 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1992, 15:15 local time
- Place: Willows, CA
- Airport: Willows-Glenn County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5158° N, 122.2173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOWS/GLENN COUNTY (WLW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5158&lon=-122.2173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1482L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1482L-2001-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 618 total, 262 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920616020659A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX92LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA250), Jun 16, 1992: Beech A-23 (N1482L), Willows, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE FLARE ALTITUDE AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER AIRSPEED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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