- Date
- April 21, 1983, 13:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- Birmingham, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6022YBeech C-23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830421014739A
- Case key
- 6054
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft nose gear collapsed during landing on a student solo flt. The student and CFI flew a dual flt first and some airwork and 3 landings were accomplished. The 1st landing after the CFI got out of the acft was nose first with a bounceand a go-around. This happened 3 times before the tower called the CFI. The CFI was on his way to the tower and the tower had told the student to orbit until the instructor arrived. The student pilot replied that he 'didn't need any help.' The final and fourth landing was also nose first, collapsing the nose gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6022Y
- Reported as
- Beech C-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-2154
- Engine
- Lycoming O-369-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Hangar One, Incorporated
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- BHM · Birmingham, runway 36, 4,856 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 25 total · 10 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Observed at
- BHM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.