CHI80DEV09

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A23-19 · Pittsfield, IL · November 25, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 25, 1979
Place
Pittsfield, IL · PITTSFIELD, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3618QBeech A23-19
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791125033799A
Case key
133116

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3318  79/11/25 NR.PITTSFIELD,IL      BEECH A23-19        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N3618Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENSTONE MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STUDENT PLT FLT TIME PREV 90 DAYS LTD TO 3 HR DUAL X-COUNTRY.ACDT OCCURED 1ST LANDING OF PERIOD.

Aircraft

Registration
N3618Q
Reported as
Beech A23-19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Penstone Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N3618Q · 2

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