# Accident 20030208002249A: Beech C23, Pagosa Springs, CO, February 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2003, 11:45 local time
- Place: Pagosa Springs, CO
- Airport: Stevens Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2775° N, 107.0558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2775&lon=-107.0558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6555R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6555R-2018-01-25) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030208002249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT ONBOARD, DEPARTED PGS FLEW TO DURANGO, DEPARTED DURANGO FLEW TO PGS ENTERED TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR PRACTICING EMERGENCY MANEUVERS. INSTRUCTOR PULLED POWER ON TAKEOFF, STUDENT LANDED ON NOSE (HARD) VEERED OFF RUNWAY DESTROYED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN03LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA042), Feb 8, 2003: Beech C23 (N6555R), Pagosa Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. Contributing factors were the student pilot's improper flare, the instructor's…

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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