- Date
- October 29, 1989, 16:01 local (21:01 UTC)
- Place
- Roopville, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6929QBeech A23A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891029043619A
- Case key
- 8174
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Probable cause
The pilot's disregard for a tailwind during landing, his delay in executing a go around when he noted excessive speed during the landing roll, and improper go around procedures.
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
The pilot stated that he was on a personal flight in VFR conditions at a private airstrip conducting landings from the right seat in preparation for a flight in the afternoon with his father. Pilot stated he felt awkard flying from right seat. His left hand was clumsy with engine RPM and air speed control. Two visual approaches were made and go-around initiated when the acft was not in a safe position to land. Pilot considered alternatives, decided not to let little tailwind defeat him. Third approach landing roll fast. Brakes not effective. Pilot saw embankment. Attempted go-around, and erroneously raised the flaps. Stall warning horn sounded, airplane pitched nose down, and collided with the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6929Q
- Reported as
- Beech A23A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-1069
- Engine
- Continental IO-346-A, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Denney, William A.
- Registered owner
- Denney, William E
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- NONE · Roopville, GA
- Destination
- NONE · Roopville, GA
- Airport
- NONE · Blackwelder'S, runway 27, 2,400 × 60 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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 162 total · 85 in this make and model · 128 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °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.