- Date
- October 17, 1986, 17:05 local (21:05 UTC)
- Place
- Middlefield, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5162MBeech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861017049359A
- Case key
- 7341
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Analysis
Student plt stated that he was preparing to land after a business x-country flt. On downwind he noted the wind sock ind a x-wind. Made a long final and did not notice x-wind. Stated that at flare he seemed to have a little tailwind since his spd was 85 KTS when usual was 70-75. After flare the acft floated past half way point on rwy. Plt forced nose down onto rwy. Acft bounced and nose and lt main gears separated fm acft. Acft came to a stop off the lt side of the rwy near the end.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5162M
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M2040
- Airframe hours
- 1,700
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Chardon Rubber Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BEH · Benton Harbor, MI
- Airport
- 7G8 · Geauga Co., runway 28, 3,509 × 65 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
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 93 total · 93 in this make and model · 37 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,300 ft broken
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YNG, 18 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.