20170517004539I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech A23A · New Plymouth, OH · May 17, 2017

Date: May 17, 2017 · 16:30 local
Place: New Plymouth, OH
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5788V
Reported as: Beech A23A
Reported engine: Continental IO-346 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N5788VRegistration cancelled May 3, 2018 · Beech A23AS/N M-968 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech A23A Engine modelContinental IO-346 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft departed vinton county airport (221) and developed a loss of engine power. The pilot returned to the airport and elected to land with a tail wind in order to avoid prolonging being in the air. The pilot approached the airport high and fast which resulted in landing beyond the halfway point of the runway. The pilot realized he would overrun the runway, therefore, in order to avoid a 200 foot drop at the of the runway, he elected to apply hard right rudder and put the aircraft into a stand of trees. The left wing struck the trees and the left main landing gear collapsed. There was three passenger plus the pilot all uninjured.

Reviewed by dws 06/15/2017

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VINTON COUNTY AIRPORT (221) AND DEVELOPED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND ELECTED TO LAND WITH A TAIL WIND IN ORDER TO AVOID PROLONGING BEING IN THE AIR. THE PILOT APPROACHED THE AIRPORT HIGH AND FAST WHICH RESULTED IN LANDING BEYOND THE HALFWAY POINT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REALIZED HE WOULD OVERRUN THE RUNWAY, THEREFORE, IN ORDER TO AVOID A 200 FOOT DROP AT THE OF THE RUNWAY, HE ELECTED TO APPLY HARD RIGHT RUDDER AND PUT THE AIRCRAFT INTO A STAND OF TREES. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE TREES AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WAS THREE PASSENGER PLUS THE PILOT ALL UNINJURED.

REVIEWED BY DWS 06/15/2017