19960123001779I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A23-24 · California City, CA · January 23, 1996

Date: January 23, 1996 · 14:50 local
Place: California City, CA
Airport: California City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5754V
Reported as: Beech A2324
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,890 total200 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N5754VRegistered now · Beech A23-24S/N MA-20 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech A23-24 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on 01-23-96 at 1450, during a visual landing approach to ryw 06 at California City airport (L-71) in a Beechcraft musketeer, the student pilot over flared, ballooned, followed by a hard landing. After taxiing to the hangar it was noted the upper wing skin was buckled above the main landing gear and the strut was flat. This student pilot was under the supervision of a CFI in the right front seat. This investigation is closed. No m or d will be filed. Not a pilot deviation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 01-23-96 AT 1450, DURING A VISUAL LANDING APPROACH TO RYW 06 AT CALIFORNIA CITY AIRPORT (L-71) IN A BEECHCRAFT MUSKETEER, THE STUDENT PILOT OVER FLARED, BALLOONED, FOLLOWED BY A HARD LANDING. AFTER TAXIING TO THE HANGAR IT WAS NOTED THE UPPER WING SKIN WAS BUCKLED ABOVE THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE STRUT WAS FLAT. THIS STUDENT PILOT WAS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A CFI IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. NO M OR D WILL BE FILED. NOT A PILOT DEVIATION.