# NTSB ATL83IA132: Beech C23, N6009S, Manassas, VA, March 5, 1983

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: March 5, 1983, 12:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5985
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83IA132
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5985/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83IA132

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING LANDING FLARE THE STALL WARNING HORN CAME ON. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT FAILED DUE TO OVERSTRESS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6009S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Beech C23
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: M2092
- Airframe hours: 1197
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 35; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19830305010299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830305010299I), Mar 5, 1983: Beech C23, Manassas, VA, Minor damage. Pilot allowed aircraft aircraft to drop to runway nose first on a high level off. Nose gear collapsed.

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.

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