- Date
- April 12, 1987, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Branchville, AL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6021XBeech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870412009119A
- Case key
- 7407
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was ldg at the private airstrip to the north with a tailwind, because trees located on the north end of the rwy precluded ldg to the south into the wind. He made three attempts to land on the 1,754 ft runway; witnesses reported that a 7-12 kt tailwind existed and that all three attempts were too fast. The plt reported that on the third 'and decided final' attempt, he forced the acft to touch down and it bounced. He initiated another go-around and the acft subsequently impacted the 60 ft high trees at the north end of the rwy, stalled, rolled right and fell to the ground. The witnesses reported that the acft did not touch down until about mid-field on the third attempt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6021X
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-2155
- Airframe hours
- 2,396
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mark H. Mc Elroy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 31, 1987 · 112 hours before
- Departed
- BHM · Birmingham, AL
- Airport
- AL57 · Pickett'S Flyin Arpt, runway 36, 1,754 × 30 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 243 total · 164 in this make and model · 155 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BHM, 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.