- Date
- June 18, 1986, 12:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place
- Fuquay-Varina, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6046ZBeech C-23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860618029429A
- Case key
- 7134
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Analysis
The flt was a practical flt test for a commercial plt certificate. At aprx 3,000 ft the plt examiner initiated a simulated forced landing. The applicant spiraled to a modified downwind and base leg. The applicant said everything was fine until on final apch where he noted a higher than anticipated sink rate. Pwr was applied, however, the acft struck the ground short of the grass rwy where it sustained substantial damage. The applicant stated that both he and the examiner misjudged the apch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6046Z
- Reported as
- Beech C-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M2173
- Airframe hours
- 1,736
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ralph A. Flow
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Departed
- RDU · Raleigh, NC
- Airport
- 4W3 · Fuquay Angier, runway 32, 2,780 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 529 total · 416 in this make and model · 448 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDU, 20 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.