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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Eden Praire, MN · June 27, 2010

Date
June 27, 2010 · 12:01 local
Place
Eden Praire, MN
Airport
Flying Cloud
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9253S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10CA356
Reported as
Beech C23
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
70 total70 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

While aircraft attempted to land on runway 28L, pilot flared, and floated up and stalled. LH wing dipped and the aircraft landed on the nose gear and LH main. Nose gear broke off from impact, then the LH wing contacted the runway and the aircraft skidded to a stop. Pilot uninjured. This student has been sent a letter that he is not to fly solo in any aircraft until he has received additional dual flight instruction.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28L, PILOT FLARED, AND FLOATED UP AND STALLED. LH WING DIPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR AND LH MAIN. NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF FROM IMPACT, THEN THE LH WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. PILOT UNINJURED. THIS STUDENT HAS BEEN SENT A LETTER THAT HE IS NOT TO FLY SOLO IN ANY AIRCRAFT UNTIL HE HAS RECEIVED ADDITIONAL DUAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION.

NTSB investigation

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