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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C90A · Napa, CA · October 12, 1993

Date
October 12, 1993 · 12:55 local
Place
Napa, CA
Airport
Napa County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N487JD
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX94LA011
Reported as
Beech C90A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A21
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,257 total1,020 in this make and model105 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.

Short field landing. Student accidently reversed props. CFI tried recover. Pitched down. Landed hard. Spar damaged.

As the FAA filed it

SHORT FIELD LANDING. STUDENT ACCIDENTLY REVERSED PROPS. CFI TRIED RECOVER. PITCHED DOWN. LANDED HARD. SPAR DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

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