# Accident 20070618015589A: Beech C23, Plainville, CT, June 18, 2007 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 18, 2007, 13:20 local time - Place: Plainville, CT - Airport: Robertson Field - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.6903° N, 72.8600° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6903&lon=-72.8600&mi=10 - Aircraft: N67248, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67248-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH C23 - Reported engine: LYC O360A1D - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 59 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA091) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070618015589A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON 06/18/07, AT APPROXIMATELY 1310 HOURS EST, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION N67248, BEECH MODEL NUMBER BE-23-C23, UPON LANDING, DEPARTED RUNWAY NUMBER 02 TO THE RIGHT EMBANKMENT AT MIDFIELD FROM A LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. THE PIC DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE LANDING WAS CLEAR WITH HIGH VISIBILITY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED LOCAL WEATHER FROM ATIS AT HFD. THE WIND DIRECTION ACROSS THE RUNWAY WAS 040 @ 6 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY EMBANKMENT TO INCLUDE BOTH MAIN WINGS, FLAPS, FORWARD NACELLE AND NOSE WHEEL MOUNT ATTACHMENT POINTS. THE LOWER FUSELAGE WAS STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED FROM THE FIREWALL TO THE EMPENNAGE SECTION SKINS TO INCLUDE ALL NAVIGATIONAL AND COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS. INITIAL CONTACT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO RUNWAY 02 WAS INDICATED BY A 6 FOOT SKID 9 FEET LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE WITH THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL CONTACTING WITH A FAINT TIRE SCUFF THAT EXTENDED WITH AN ARC LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 300 TO 400 FEET BEFORE CONTACT WITH RUNWAY SHOULDER. AT THE DEPARTURE POINT OF THE RUNWAY, THERE WAS INDICATION THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL WAS POSITIONED TO THE EAST AND THE NOSE FACING A WESTERLY DIRECTION. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD SHEARED AT THE MID-POINT LENGTH OF THE STRUTS. EXAMINATION OF RUNWAY 02 AT THE POINT OF AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN INDICATED A 6 FOOT LENGTH TIRE THREAD SKID (NOSE WHEEL) APPROXIMATELY 9 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. THIS TIRE TREAD SKID EXTENDED BEYOND THIS INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT BY EVIDENCE OF A FAINT TIRE SCUFF EXTENDING IN AN ARC, TO A LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 300 TO 400 FEET BEFORE EXITING THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS. AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET, ANOTHER TIRE TREAD SCUFF (LEFT MAIN TIRE) WAS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THIS ORIGINAL NOSE TIRE TREAD SCUFF. BOTH OF THESE TIRE SCUFFS RAN PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER ON PAVEMENT UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE RIGHT-HAND EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 02 AT THE MID-POINT SECTION, AS MADE EVIDENT BY NOSE AND MAIN TIRE TREAD MARKS DISRUPTING GRAVEL, GRASS, AND A BROKEN RUNWAY IDENTIFICATION LAMP. ## 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 ATL07CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA091), Jun 18, 2007: Beech C-23 (N67248), Plainville, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of rudder and brakes on landing roll out resulting in a loss of directional control, and collapse of the main landing gear. ## Other reports on N67248 (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19890716042909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890716042909I), Jul 16, 1989: Beech C23 (N67248), Des Moines, IA. Lost directional control of aircraft on a touch and go landing. Veered off runway. No damage to aircraft. - [Incident 19860718039879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860718039879I), Jul 18, 1986: Beech C23 (N67248), Ottumwa, IA, Minor damage. Porpoised during a crosswind landing and nose gear collapsed. - [Accident 19851230066299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851230066299A), Dec 30, 1985: Beech C23 (N67248), Dubuque, IA, Substantial damage. Bounced during crosswind landing. Struck snowbank after drifting to side of runway. Exceeded crosswind component. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.