# Accident 19920831034179A: Beech 23BEECH, Griswold, CT, August 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1992, 12:25 local time
- Place: Griswold, CT
- Airport: Lakeside Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5852° N, 71.9227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Griswold, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5852&lon=-71.9227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8737M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8737M-1993-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 344 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920831034179A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD AND SHORT OF RUNWAY TRYING TO LAND IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. UNCHECKED HIGH SINK RATE ON SHORT FINAL.

## 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 NYC92LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA183), Aug 31, 1992: Beech A24 (N8737M), Griswold, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHING DOWN SHORT OF THE INTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT, AND COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR.

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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