ATL86FEK07

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23A · Marysville, OH · August 30, 1986

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
August 30, 1986, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
Place
Marysville, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3678QBeech A23A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860830043379A
Case key
6986

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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 flightLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - improperPilot in commandCause
Recovery from bounced landing - delayedPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The acft porpoised and nosed down during landing. The plt reported that on the second landing attempt, the acft bounced and she failed to apply power soon enough to effect a recovery.

Aircraft

Registration
N3678Q
Reported as
Beech A23A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
M-1050
Airframe hours
1,882
Engine
Continental IO-346-A, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Henry Burk
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · August 30, 1985
Departed
ZZV · Zanesville, OH
Destination
I78 · Marysville, OH
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
I78 · Union County, runway 9, 4,220 × 75 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
37
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
51 total · 51 in this make and model · 12 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
70 °F, dew point -0 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N3678Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.