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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Augusta, KS · August 6, 2008

Date: August 6, 2008 · 07:15 local
Place: Augusta, KS
Airport: Augusta Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N24598
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN08CA133
Reported as: Beech C23
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,940 total120 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N24598Registered now · Beech C23S/N M-1419 Airframe modelBeech C23 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Instructor and student were practicing cross wind take offs and landings. Upon landing, the instructor noticed the student had let the airspeed decrease and the stall horn was going off. The instructor took control, pushed the nose down to increase airspeed and a rapid sink rate occurred. The aircraft impacted the end of the runway which caused the left wheel to separate which then impacted the stabilator. After bouncing, the instructor applied power attempting to salvage the landing. The instructor noted the aircraft was hard to control and suspected damage while conducting this. After the aircraft touched down it veered left (west) and settled in the grass between the taxiway and the runway. The nose gear collapsed and some wing damage as a result. The instructor suspected possible wind shear for the cause, however, the actual weather is unknown but thunderstorms were in the area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING CROSS WIND TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS. UPON LANDING, THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THE STUDENT HAD LET THE AIRSPEED DECREASE AND THE STALL HORN WAS GOING OFF. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL, PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN TO INCREASE AIRSPEED AND A RAPID SINK RATE OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT WHEEL TO SEPARATE WHICH THEN IMPACTED THE STABILATOR. AFTER BOUNCING, THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED POWER ATTEMPTING TO SALVAGE THE LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR NOTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS HARD TO CONTROL AND SUSPECTED DAMAGE WHILE CONDUCTING THIS. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IT VEERED LEFT (WEST) AND SETTLED IN THE GRASS BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND SOME WING DAMAGE AS A RESULT. THE INSTRUCTOR SUSPECTED POSSIBLE WIND SHEAR FOR THE CAUSE, HOWEVER, THE ACTUAL WEATHER IS UNKNOWN BUT THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN THE AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN08CA133Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAugusta, KSThe student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the flight instructor's inadequate supervision, turbulence, airspeed was not maintained, and compensation for the wind conditions was inadequate.Aug 6, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N24598 · 1

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

Incident 19890429031039ILevel Off Touchdown · Hutchinson, KSExperienced a hard landing. Minor damage to nose gear and propeller.Apr 29, 1989 · Minor damage