# Accident 19980208001009A: Beech C23, Minneapolis, MN, February 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1998, 14:40 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8401° N, 93.4504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8401&lon=-93.4504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18766, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18766-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 112 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980208001009A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI98LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA092), Feb 8, 1998: Beech C-23 (N18766), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper raising of flaps and not maintaining directional control of the aircraft during the go-around sequence.

## Other reports on N18766 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770813024809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770813024809A), Aug 13, 1977: Beech C23 (N18766), Montgomery, AL, Substantial damage

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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