# NTSB CHI07CA234: Beech 23, N2306L, Georgetown, OH, July 27, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: July 27, 2007, 13:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place: Georgetown, OH
- Coordinates: 38.881942, -83.882774
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8819&lon=-83.8828&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 66386
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07CA234
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66386/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA234

## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind and his failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a fence.  Factors contributing to the accident were the quartering tailwind and the fence.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing
  - terrain condition - runway
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - open field

## Analysis

The airplane departed the runway and impacted a fence after landing on runway 35 (3,530 feet by 65 feet, asphalt).  The pilot indicated that a gust of wind from the west blew the airplane off of the right side of the runway and through a fence.  The airplane subsequently came to rest in a field.  The pilot's accident report indicated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.  Winds reported at a nearby airport were 220 degrees true at 11 knots.

## Factual narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged when it departed the runway and impacted a fence after landing on runway 35 (3,530 feet by 65 feet, asphalt).  The pilot indicated that a gust of wind from the west blew the airplane off of the right side of the runway and through a fence.  The airplane subsequently came to rest in a field.  The pilot's accident report indicated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane.  Winds reported at a nearby airport were 220 degrees true at 11 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2306L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2306L-2008-11-18), registration cancelled 2008-11-18, S/N M-127, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Beech 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: M-127
- Airframe hours: 2600
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2007
- Departed: GEO, Georgetown, OH
- Airport: GEO, Brown County, runway 35, 3,530 × 65 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 71; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 1, 2007; flight hours: 950 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.89 inHg
- Observed at: ILN, 33 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20070727019959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070727019959A), Jul 27, 2007: Beech 23, Georgetown, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) While attempting to land, a crosswind gust blew the aircraft off of the runway. The right wing hit a fence, the tail hit some small trees and the…

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.

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