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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Minneapolis, MN · February 8, 1998

Date: February 8, 1998 · 14:40 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N18766
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI98LA092
Reported as: Beech C23
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4K
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 225 total112 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N18766Registration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Beech C23S/N M-1940 · Built 1977 Airframe modelBeech C23 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Bounced propoised landing. Began go around yaw and rolled left. Strcuk hangar fence and ditch. Torque and p factors/ (-23) it appears that Mr. Burstad improperly executed a "go-around" which precipitated the accident. Based on Mr. Brustad's testimony, he was not fully prepared for a "straight-in" clearance to rwy 18 at fcm. He was high and configured the aircraft for landing. On landing, the aircraft bounced twice. He elected to go-around. He retracted flaps to zero, added power, and lost directional control. The right wing of the aircraft struck a hangar which caused Mr. Brustad to lose complete aircraft control. The aircraft then struck power lines, a chain link fence and ditch, coming to rest on a highway.

As the FAA filed it

BOUNCED PROPOISED LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND YAW AND ROLLED LEFT. STRCUK HANGAR FENCE AND DITCH. TORQUE AND P FACTORS/ (-23) IT APPEARS THAT MR. BURSTAD IMPROPERLY EXECUTED A "GO-AROUND" WHICH PRECIPITATED THE ACCIDENT. BASED ON MR. BRUSTAD'S TESTIMONY, HE WAS NOT FULLY PREPARED FOR A "STRAIGHT-IN" CLEARANCE TO RWY 18 AT FCM. HE WAS HIGH AND CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE. HE ELECTED TO GO-AROUND. HE RETRACTED FLAPS TO ZERO, ADDED POWER, AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HANGAR WHICH CAUSED MR. BRUSTAD TO LOSE COMPLETE AIRCRAFT CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK POWER LINES, A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND DITCH, COMING TO REST ON A HIGHWAY.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI98LA092Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEden Prairie, MNthe pilot's improper raising of flaps and not maintaining directional control of the aircraft during the go-around sequence.Feb 8, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N18766 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19770813024809ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Montgomery, ALAug 13, 1977 · Substantial damage