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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A23-24 · Sedona, AZ · June 21, 2014

Date: June 21, 2014 · 09:02 local
Place: Sedona, AZ
Airport: Sedona
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3611Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14CA259
Reported as: Beech A23-24
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,330 total163 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N3611QRegistration cancelled Aug 16, 2016 · Beech A23-24S/N MA-258 · Built 1967 Airframe modelBeech A23-24 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Winds were light and variable at the (ksez) Sedona Airport, so the airman entered traffic for the preferred light wind runway (03 uphill). The airman flared high and bounced hard on the main gear. The aircraft then departed the runway and proceded through a ditch tearing off the landing gear. With the nose gear torn off, propeller dug in bending engine mounts and firewall. Pilot and passenger exited the aircraft without assistance.

As the FAA filed it

WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT THE (KSEZ) SEDONA AIRPORT, SO THE AIRMAN ENTERED TRAFFIC FOR THE PREFERRED LIGHT WIND RUNWAY (03 UPHILL). THE AIRMAN FLARED HIGH AND BOUNCED HARD ON THE MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND PROCEDED THROUGH A DITCH TEARING OFF THE LANDING GEAR. WITH THE NOSE GEAR TORN OFF, PROPELLER DUG IN BENDING ENGINE MOUNTS AND FIREWALL. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR14CA259Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSedona, AZThe pilot's inadequate flare and failure to maintain directional control during the aborted landing.Jun 21, 2014 · Substantial damage