# NTSB CHI00LA001: Beech C-23, N9213S, Greenwood, IN, October 3, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 3, 1999, 11:25 local (16:25 UTC) - Place: Greenwood, IN - Coordinates: 39.599071, -86.119735 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5991&lon=-86.1197&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 3 minor - Status: Completed, report May 21, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 47471 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA001 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47471/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA001 ## Probable cause undetermined. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - reason for occurrence undetermined - weather condition - gusts ## Analysis The aircraft struck the runway hard, the gear sheared, and the aircraft caught fire as it skidded off the right side of the runway. The left and right seat pilots reported a "pop" noise and a sudden nose down pitch of the aircraft while on final approach. Inspection of the aircraft by FAA inspectors did not disclose evidence of any preimpact mechanical problem with the aircraft. ## Factual narrative On October 3, 1999, at 1125 eastern standard time (est), a Beech C-23, N9213S, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed by a post-impact fire following a hard landing on runway 19 at Greenwood Municipal Airport (HFY), Greenwood, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot, front seat pilot-rated passenger, and rear seat passenger received minor injuries. The flight departed Mount Comfort (MQJ) airport at 1105 est. The pilot stated that when the aircraft was "over the touch down zone at about 25 ft. above the runway the airplane enter a sudden severe nose down attitude and made a hard landing on the Rt Center of Runway 19." The left seat passenger, who held a Private Pilot Certificate, said he "heard a pop and the plane pitched instantly nose-down I say maybe 25 feet high and over the runway we hit hard enough to break windows and landing gear. The right wing caught fire immediately." Witnesses reported the airplane approached the runway at a low altitude with a high pitch up attitude. The pilot-rated passenger said the pilot attempted a go around as the airplane flew over the runway threshold. Witnesses on the ground said the airplane landed hard on the runway, bounced into the air, and landed hard a second time. On-scene evidence revealed that the right wing fuel tank ruptured during the second hard landing. The nose and main landing gear trailing arm and wheel assemblies separated from their respective landing gear strut mounts during the second landing. The airplane slid down the runway and exited the runway's right edge and onto the runway clearway area. (see attached accident diagram) Witnesses reported the airplane's landing gear struts were sparking as it skidded on the runway. They said the airplane caught fire during its skid on the runway and burned after it stopped on the clearway. An FAA Inspector inspected the aircraft and reported : "I verified aileron control, rudder control and flap control through visual inspection of flight control linkages. The damage to these flight control systems was the result of both impact and post crash fire. The elevator control cable was severed as a result of impact with the runway hard surface. The pilot verified the engine was developing power and confirmed by the extensive curling to the propeller. The engine was serviced with 7 quarts of oil. I confirmed 100LL fuel was onboard from 12 gallons remaining in the left wing tank." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9213S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9213S-2000-03-03), registration cancelled 2000-03-03, S/N M-1705 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech C-23 - Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: M-1705 - Airframe hours: 2039 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4K 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Duane K. Harrington - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 24, 1998, 209 hours before - Departed: MQJ, Mount Comfort, IN - Destination: HFY, GREENWOOD, IN - Airport: HFY, Greenwood Municipal, runway 190, 4,300 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review August 22, 1999; seat: right; flight hours: 276 total, 270 in this make and model, 233 as pilot in command, 68 in the last 90 days, 26 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 15,000 ft broken - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: IND ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19991003032109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991003032109A), Oct 3, 1999: Beech C23, Indianapolis, IN, Destroyed. (.19) On October 3, 1999, at 1125 eastern standard time, a Beech C-23, N9213S, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed by a post- impact fire following a… ## Other investigations on N9213S (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MKC77FCD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD36), Jul 29, 1977: Beech 23 (N9213S), Runnells, IA, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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