# Accident 20080806843439A: Beech C23, Augusta, KS, August 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2008, 07:15 local time
- Place: Augusta, KS
- Airport: Augusta Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6717° N, 97.0778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6717&lon=-97.0778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24598, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24598) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,940 total, 120 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080806843439A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN08CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA133), Aug 6, 2008: Beech C23 (N24598), Augusta, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N24598 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890429031039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890429031039I), Apr 29, 1989: Beech C23 (N24598), Hutchinson, KS, Minor damage. Experienced a hard landing. Minor damage to nose gear and propeller.

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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