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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 23 · Saginaw, MI · June 27, 2004

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Date: June 27, 2004 · 12:30 local
Place: Saginaw, MI
Airport: Saginaw County H.W. Browne
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2334Z
Reported as: Beech 23
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 186 total110 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N2334ZRegistration cancelled Feb 3, 2006 · Beech 23S/N M-43 · Built 1962 Airframe modelBeech 23 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During approach to landing pilot encountered thermal updraft and began a descent in the rising air. Crossing onto the airport property the rising air current ceased and the aircraft dropped to the runway, bounced once, was caught by the crosswind from the left, and drifted to the right side of the runway. The aircraft exited the runway striking a runway sign with the right wing. The aircraft skidded to the right folding the right main gear and stopped in the grass at the edge of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING APPROACH TO LANDING PILOT ENCOUNTERED THERMAL UPDRAFT AND BEGAN A DESCENT IN THE RISING AIR. CROSSING ONTO THE AIRPORT PROPERTY THE RISING AIR CURRENT CEASED AND THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED ONCE, WAS CAUGHT BY THE CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT, AND DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY SIGN WITH THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT FOLDING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND STOPPED IN THE GRASS AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.