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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 23 · Xenia, OH · September 1, 2010

Date
September 1, 2010 · 18:35 local
Place
Xenia, OH
Airport
Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2348J
Reported as
Beech 23
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
117 total117 in this make and model15 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.

On 09/01/2010, at approximately 1920 EDT, privacy data omitted, student pilot # privacy data omitted was practicing solo touch-n-goes at the dayton/Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson regional airport (I19) in a Beech 23 aircraft. The aircraft, N2348J, s/n M-303 is privacy data omitted who resides at privacy data omittedafter completing two (2) touch –n-goes successfully, the pilot stated that the third was to be a full stop. The pilot stated as she was coming in for a landing, touched down somewhat, the plane began to undulate, gave some power to correct, not enough to fully control the plane and went off runway. On Ohio state highway patrol report, the pilot stated plane started to undulate, could not save it, traveled off left side. On 09/02/2010, inspection of aircraft revealed bottom of nose cowling crushed, aircraft was under power as indicated by prop tip damage. The lower portion of the nose gear was folded back resting on bottom of fuselage. The nose tire was flat and twisted 90 degrees. The upper mounting assemblies for the nose gear were bent, allowing the mounting tube to contact the firewall. The engine mount had several cracks/breaks and tears in the tubes and cluster welds. Lower forward removable panels were bent. Firewall damage undetermined at this time. Inspection of the engine controls revealed the mixture adjustment was full in; the throttle was only partially in. Wing tips were undamaged. Total tach time at time of the event was 3400.2. Upon inspection, the nose trim was found to be in a nose up position. Runway inspection revealed the nose gear track starting on the runway 25 at 39*41'32.28"n by 083*59'19068"w. the nose gear left runway onto grass at 39*41'31.32"n by 083*59'21.18"w. the final resting point of nose gear was 39*41'30.78"n by 083*59'21.96"w. no prop strike evidence was found on runway. On 09/07/2010, a witness, who is a certificated pilot, stated that he heard the event and was the first person on scene. He stated that he witnessed the pilot exiting the aircraft quickly. He stated that he had to turn-off the master switch and the flaps were in the up position. Photos provided by privacy data omitted confirmed flaps up. On 09/14/2010, inspection of firewall revealed minor damage received to substructure attached to firewall...the last annual inspection was complete on 04/14/2010 by privacy data omitted.on 09/21/2010, event was downgraded to a incident. Aircraft damage was determined not to meet the definition of "substantial damage" per the 8900.1.on 1/4/2010, privacy data omitted, flight instructor, certificate # privacy data omitted, stated via telephone, that privacy data omitted will receive additional flight instruction prior to next solo flight. Areas to be addressed, but not limited to are slow flight manuvering, landings and rejected landings.

As the FAA filed it

ON 09/01/2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1920 EDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STUDENT PILOT # ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING SOLO TOUCH-N-GOES AT THE DAYTON/GREENE COUNTY-LEWIS A. JACKSON REGIONAL AIRPORT (I19) IN A BEECH 23 AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT, N2348J, S/N M-303 IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO RESIDES AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AFTER COMPLETING TWO (2) TOUCH –N-GOES SUCCESSFULLY, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE THIRD WAS TO BE A FULL STOP. THE PILOT STATED AS SHE WAS COMING IN FOR A LANDING, TOUCHED DOWN SOMEWHAT, THE PLANE BEGAN TO UNDULATE, GAVE SOME POWER TO CORRECT, NOT ENOUGH TO FULLY CONTROL THE PLANE AND WENT OFF RUNWAY. ON OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL REPORT, THE PILOT STATED PLANE STARTED TO UNDULATE, COULD NOT SAVE IT, TRAVELED OFF LEFT SIDE.ON 09/02/2010, INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED BOTTOM OF NOSE COWLING CRUSHED, AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER POWER AS INDICATED BY PROP TIP DAMAGE. THE LOWER PORTION OF THE NOSE GEAR WAS FOLDED BACK RESTING ON BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE. THE NOSE TIRE WAS FLAT AND TWISTED 90 DEGREES. THE UPPER MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES FOR THE NOSE GEAR WERE BENT, ALLOWING THE MOUNTING TUBE TO CONTACT THE FIREWALL. THE ENGINE MOUNT HAD SEVERAL CRACKS/BREAKS AND TEARS IN THE TUBES AND CLUSTER WELDS. LOWER FORWARD REMOVABLE PANELS WERE BENT. FIREWALL DAMAGE UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE CONTROLS REVEALED THE MIXTURE ADJUSTMENT WAS FULL IN; THE THROTTLE WAS ONLY PARTIALLY IN. WING TIPS WERE UNDAMAGED. TOTAL TACH TIME AT TIME OF THE EVENT WAS 3400.2. UPON INSPECTION, THE NOSE TRIM WAS FOUND TO BE IN A NOSE UP POSITION. RUNWAY INSPECTION REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR TRACK STARTING ON THE RUNWAY 25 AT 39*41'32.28"N BY 083*59'19068"W. THE NOSE GEAR LEFT RUNWAY ONTO GRASS AT 39*41'31.32"N BY 083*59'21.18"W. THE FINAL RESTING POINT OF NOSE GEAR WAS 39*41'30.78"N BY 083*59'21.96"W. NO PROP STRIKE EVIDENCE WAS FOUND ON RUNWAY. ON 09/07/2010, A WITNESS, WHO IS A CERTIFICATED PILOT, STATED THAT HE HEARD THE EVENT AND WAS THE FIRST PERSON ON SCENE. HE STATED THAT HE WITNESSED THE PILOT EXITING THE AIRCRAFT QUICKLY. HE STATED THAT HE HAD TO TURN-OFF THE MASTER SWITCH AND THE FLAPS WERE IN THE UP POSITION. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONFIRMED FLAPS UP.ON 09/14/2010, INSPECTION OF FIREWALL REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE RECEIVED TO SUBSTRUCTURE ATTACHED TO FIREWALL...THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETE ON 04/14/2010 BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.ON 09/21/2010, EVENT WAS DOWNGRADED TO A INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED NOT TO MEET THE DEFINITION OF "SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE" PER THE 8900.1.ON 1/4/2010, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, CERTIFICATE # ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, STATED VIA TELEPHONE, THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION PRIOR TO NEXT SOLO FLIGHT. AREAS TO BE ADDRESSED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ARE SLOW FLIGHT MANUVERING, LANDINGS AND REJECTED LANDINGS.