- Date
- September 22, 1983, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Montgomery, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6715VBeech 77
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830922051109A
- Case key
- 6211
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Analysis
The student plt flew to Montgomery, AL, intending to make a touch-and-go landing, and then return to birmingham, AL. After arriving, he made an apch to rwy 09 with a wind from 360 deg at 10 gusting 14 KTS. While on the landing roll, the acft began to veer to the left. Subsequently, the acft departed the rwy & collided with a VASI light.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6715V
- Reported as
- Beech 77
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- WA-70
- Airframe hours
- 1,780
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Hangar One Inc.
- Registered owner
- Randall S. Whitehouse
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 31, 1983 · 82 hours before
- Departed
- BHM · Birmingham, AL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MGM · Dannelly, runway 9, 9,041 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 19 total · 17 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6715V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.