# Accident 19940409000079A: Beech C23, Collegedale, TN, April 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1994, 15:30 local time
- Place: Collegedale, TN
- Airport: Collegedale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0110° N, 84.9994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0110&lon=-84.9994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6639C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6639C-1995-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 40 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940409000079A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED TWICE ON LANDING. TRIED GO AROUND. REPORTED WIND GUST CAUSED DRIFT. LOSS OF CONTROL. HIT WIRES AND A TREE.

## 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 ATL94LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA078), Apr 9, 1994: Beech C-23 (N6639C), Collegedale, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING. THE CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.

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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