20230901021159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 35-B33 · Ava, MO · September 1, 2023

Date
September 1, 2023 · 16:00 local
Place
Ava, MO
Airport
Ava Bill Martin Memorial Airpo
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9522Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA399
Reported as
Beech 35-B33
Reported engine
Continental I0-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During cruise flight, the aircraft lost engine power and the pilot did his best to perform an emergency landing under challenging circumstances. The aircraft landed and during roll out nose gear collapsed in soft ground coming to rest a mile south of airport.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER AND THE PILOT DID HIS BEST TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING UNDER CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND DURING ROLL OUT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED IN SOFT GROUND COMING TO REST A MILE SOUTH OF AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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