# Accident 20051229029769A: Beech C23, Eureka Springs, AR, December 29, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2005, 14:30 local time
- Place: Eureka Springs, AR
- Airport: Silver Wings Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4297° N, 93.6956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4297&lon=-93.6956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2251L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2251L-2008-04-14) (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: 300 total, 25 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051229029769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N2251L LANDED RUNWAY 23 FROM THE SOUTH DIRECTION WITH A 3-8 MPH QUARTERING TAIL WIND. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND AND ADVANCED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE. FLAPS WERE IN THE DOWN POSITION. AIRCRAFT FLOATED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY WITH ITS 15 FEET TO 20 FEET STEEP SLOPE. LEFT HAND MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR BROKE AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD SUDDEN ENGINE STOP WHEN PROPELLER STRUCK. ONE PASSENGER WAS ABOARD AIRCRAFT N2251L. NO INJURIES.

## 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 DFW06CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA070), Dec 29, 2005: Beech C23 (N2251L), Eureka Springs, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing and his delay in aborting the landing.

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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