# Accident 20160530005349A: Beech A23-24, Clintonville, WI, May 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2016, 03:30 local time
- Place: Clintonville, WI
- Airport: Clintonville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6133° N, 88.7308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6133&lon=-88.7308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5771V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5771V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-24
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 166 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160530005349A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 30, 2016, AT 0330 CDT, A BEECHCRAFT A24 AIRPLANE, N5771V, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING, INITIALLY IMPACTING SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 32 AT CLINTONVILLE, WISCONSIN (KCLI). THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE SINGLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN16LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA206), May 30, 2016: Beech A23-24 (N5771V), Clintonville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper glidepath during the night visual approach, which resulted in impact with a runway threshold light, and his improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard…

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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