# Incident 20071129828279I: Beech A23, Death Valley N, CA, November 29, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2007, 08:30 local time
- Place: Death Valley N, CA
- Airport: Stovepipe Wells
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6039° N, 117.1592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6039&lon=-117.1592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8770M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8770M-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT IO346*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071129828279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 29, 2007 AT APPROX. 8:30 AM LOCAL TIME, PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT STOVEPIPE WELLS, CA RUNWAY 5. RUNWAY SLOPED AWAY (DOWNHILL) AS PILOT TRIED TO LAND. PILOT STATED SHE WAS DESCENDING QUICKLY AND HIT RATHER STIFFLY THEN PORPOISED. SHE CONSIDERED GOING AROUND BUT THOUGHT SHE HAD THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. WHEN SHE PORPOISED AGAIN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. HAVE NO POWER OR CONTROL, THE AIRPLANE SLID OFF TO THE SIDE. PILOT STATED NO DAMAGE TO FIREWALL. NO INJURIES TO PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON A PART 91 VFR PERSONAL FLIGHT. WEATHER/WIND NOT A FACTOR.

## 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 SEA08CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA049), Nov 29, 2007: Beech A23 (N8770M), Death Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare during 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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