- Date
- April 16, 1987, 21:45 local (Apr 17, 1987, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Myrtle Beach, SC
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N25RFCessna 340
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870416048149I
- Case key
- 7332
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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.
Analysis
Plt initiated autoplt climb from 12000 to 16000 ft. plt heard a loud snapping noise. Acft pitched up and efforts of both front seat occupants were reqd to keep nose down. Plt stated trim stuck in full nose up position. Plt stated that when the acft approached rwy for ldg, he reduced pwr and acft touched down short. The nose and right main gear collapsed. Testing showed electrical output to autopilot erratic.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25RF
- Reported as
- Cessna 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340-0307
- Airframe hours
- 2,003
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-KC5, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Red Tail Aircraft Copr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 16, 1986 · 140 hours before
- Departed
- ILN · Wilmington, NC
- Destination
- FXE · Ft.Lauderdale, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CRE · Grand Stand, runway 23, 5,996 × 109 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
- 64
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,323 total · 54 in this make and model · 2,110 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 240° at 15 knots, gusting 27
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MYB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.