# Accident 20110521010129A: Beech A23, Greene, NY, May 21, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2011, 13:10 local time
- Place: Greene, NY
- Airport: Greene Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3042° N, 75.7869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3042&lon=-75.7869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3548R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3548R-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-346 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 1,522 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110521010129A

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT OF N3548R, A BEECH A23 MUSKETEER NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 07 AT GREENE AIRPORT (4N7) GREENE, NEW YORK. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.  HE HAD MADE TWO TOUCH AND GOES BEFORE THE THIRD ATTEMPT.  WHILE IN THE LEFT DOWNWIND TO BASE TURN, HE ENCOUNTERED HEAVY RAIN AND FOG WHICH HE ESTIMATES REDUCED HIS VISIBILITY TO ¼ MILE.  THE PILOT OVER SHOT THE FINAL, AND WHILE CORRECTING BACK TO CENTER LINE OF THE FINAL APPROACH, IMPACTED THE TOP OF A TREE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.THE FIRST IMPACT WITH THE GROUND WAS 68 FEET FROM THE TREE.  THE PLANE HIT LEFT WING TIP FIRST, AS EVIDENCED BY THE PITOT TUBE EMBEDDED IN THE GROUND AT THAT POINT.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED RIGHT AND THE NOSE IMPACTED THE GROUND SEPARATING THE NOSE GEAR ON IMPACT.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID 88 FEET AND CAME TO REST IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION AT COORDINATES 42 18 00 N AND 75 47 27 W.THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE AT THE WING ATTACHMENT POINT, BUT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT.  ALL OTHER MAJOR COMPONENTS WERE ATTACHED, AND WERE VERIFIED FOR FLIGHT CONTINUITY.  THE PROPELLER SHOWED SCORING ON BOTH BLADES, AND THE ENGINE HAD OIL ON THE DIP-STICK, AND FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE CARBONATOR.   THE RIGHT FUEL TANK RUPTURED AND HAD NO FUEL.  THE LEFT TANK CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY 6 GALLONS.THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE FIRE WALL WAS BENT, AND THE UPPER LEFT ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKEN.  THE FLOOR UNDER THE FIRE WALL WAS BUCKLED UPWARDS, WHICH SHATTERED THE WIND SCREEN.  THE AFT BULKHEAD WAS BENT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, AND THE LEFT WING WAS BENT AT THE AREA WHERE THE LANDING GEAR WAS ATTACHED BELOW.  THE LEFT WING ALSO HAD A LARGE "U" SHAPED DENT WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH AN IMPACT WITH A TREE LIMB.THE PILOT SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE, AND RECEIVED 22 STITCHES TO CLOSE A LACERATION FROM HIS FOREHEAD TO THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A CURRENT AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND REGISTRATION.  THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS DATED 05/20/2011.

## 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 ERA11CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA309), May 21, 2011: Beech A23 (N3548R), Greene, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue a visual approach with low visibility and in heavy rain and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from trees.

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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