- Date
- March 5, 1983, 12:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Manassas, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Aircraft
- N6009SBeech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830305010299I
- Case key
- 5985
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Analysis
During landing flare the stall warning horn came on. The nose gear strut failed due to overstress.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6009S
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M2092
- Airframe hours
- 1,197
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- FAA Flying Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 2, 1982 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- W32 · Clinton, MD
- Destination
- W10 · Manassas, VA
- Airport
- W10 · Manassas, runway 16, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 139 total · 10 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Observed at
- DCA, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.