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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Panacea, FL · December 9, 2008

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Date
December 9, 2008 · 16:45 local
Place
Panacea, FL
Airport
Wakulla County
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N60410
Reported as
Beech C23
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
195 total187 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days
N60410Registration cancelled Oct 23, 2013 · Beech C23S/N M-2162 · Built 1979Airframe modelBeech C23Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft lost power on takeoff. When trying to land aircraft hit runway light and collapsed the nose gear. As the aircraft slid on the grass runway both main gear failed and aircraft came to rest 180 degrees from landing path. Aircraft sustained substantial damage to bottom cowling and main wing spar damaged at righthand wing root. Further investigation revealed mixture control cable sleeve had separated from cable housing allowing inner cable to flex at control arm.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. WHEN TRYING TO LAND AIRCRAFT HIT RUNWAY LIGHT AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE GRASS RUNWAY BOTH MAIN GEAR FAILED AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES FROM LANDING PATH. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTTOM COWLING AND MAIN WING SPAR DAMAGED AT RIGHTHAND WING ROOT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE SLEEVE HAD SEPARATED FROM CABLE HOUSING ALLOWING INNER CABLE TO FLEX AT CONTROL ARM.