# Accident 20051124028459A: Beech C23, Holbrook, AZ, November 24, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2005, 08:30 local time
- Place: Holbrook, AZ
- Airport: Holbrook Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9453° N, 110.1417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9453&lon=-110.1417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6005X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6005X-2013-08-19) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 12 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051124028459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING PREPARATION FOR FIRST SOLO THE STUDENT BOUNCED ON THE SECOND LANDING AND RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY THROUGH BUSHES. INSTRUCTOR STATED HE INTERVENED ON THE CONTROLS AFTER THE STUDENT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND ASSISTED HIM IN GETTING AIRBORNE AGAIN WHILE THEY WERE STILL OFF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR'S STATEMENT, ON THE NEXT LANDING THE STUDENT FLARED HIGH AGAIN AND STARTED TO STALL THE AIRCRAFT. INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT BY THE TIME HE TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS HE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED IN FROM 10 OR 15 FEET, BOUNCED, AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE CONSISTING OF A SEPARATED LEFT MAIN WHEEL, WRINKLING OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAIL CONE JUST FORWARD OF THE EMPENNAGE, AND DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. AIRCRAFT IS NOT FERRIABLE.

## 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 LAX06CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA052), Nov 24, 2005: Beech C23 (N6005X), Holbrook, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's abrupt flare and failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a stall. The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight was also causal.

## Other reports on N6005X (1)

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

- [Accident 20070723021779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070723021779A), Jul 23, 2007: Beech C23 (N6005X), Taylor, AZ, Destroyed. (-23) On July 23, 2007, the student pilot (sp) of N6005X initiated a dual flight with his certified flight instructor (CFI). The sp and CFI took off on runway…

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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