# Accident 19990803045109A: Beech A2324, Wheatland, WY, August 3, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1999, 21:30 local time
- Place: Wheatland, WY
- Airport: Phifer Airfield Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0499° N, 104.9493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0499&lon=-104.9493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4789J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4789J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2324
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990803045109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. AXFORD WAS BEING GIVEN NIGHT FLYING INSTRUCTION BY  MR. WRIGHT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT WHEATLAND, WY(EAN) WHEN THE HARD LANDING OCCURRED. MR. WRIGHT FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE SITUATION IN TIME TO MAKE A CORRECTIVE ACTION. THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO  CASPER FLIGHT STANDARDS SOME TEN MONTHS AFTER IT OCCURRED BY THE A/C OWNER. CASPER FSDO NOTIFED ROC AT THAT TIME.

## 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 DEN00LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA109), Aug 4, 1999: Beech A23-24 (N4789J), Wheatland, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Factors were inadequate supervision of the student by the flight instructor and inaccurate judgment by the flight instructor in…

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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