# Accident 20181125017639A: Beech C23, Porterville, CA, November 25, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2018, 13:20 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0300° N, 119.0631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0300&lon=-119.0631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66710, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total, 210 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181125017639A

## Narrative

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

AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT HAD BEEN CONDUCTING A SHORT PERSONAL FLIGHT TO WARM UP THE ENGINE PRIOR TO HAVING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT. IN A PHONE CONVERSATION, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM AND VISIBILITY WAS APPROXIMATELY TEN MILES. THE APPROACH FOR LANDING WAS STABLE AND NOTHING SEEMED OUT OF THE ORDINARY. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED A LITTLE LONGER THAN USUAL AND HE ADDED SOME THROTTLE. THE PLANES MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED A FEW FEET INTO THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK DOWN ON THE MAIN WHEELS AND THE NOSE WHEEL CAME DOWN ABRUPTLY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.

## 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 GAA19CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA073), Nov 25, 2018: Beech C23 (N66710), Porterville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in an abnormal landing and subsequent porpoise.

## Other reports on N66710 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960213022419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960213022419I), Feb 13, 1996: Beech C23 (N66710), Spring, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: investigation of nose gear failure revealed the following: nose landing gear departed the aircraft while performing a touch and go maneuver. This…
- [Incident 19830827062639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830827062639I), Aug 27, 1983: Beech C23 (N66710), Bardstown, KY, Minor damage. Student over controlled rudder on the landing roll until losing control. Flight instructor correction was too late.

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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