- Date
- October 24, 1985, 13:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- Decatur, IN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5666SBeech A23.19
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851024057249A
- Case key
- 13374
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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.
Hard landing
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Anxiety/apprehensionCause
Judgment - poorCause
Lack of total experienceCause
Planned approach - improperCause
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - poorCause
Proper touchdown point - improperCause
Weather condition - crosswind
On ground/water collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
The student pilot on an unauthorized xcountry flt was attempting to ld on a 2600'-115' sod strip. On his fifth approach the 90 deg xwind drifted him into a tree line on the downwind side of the strip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5666S
- Reported as
- Beech A23.19
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MB103
- Airframe hours
- 2,341
- Engine
- Lycoming 0.320E2C, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- J.G. Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 15, 1985
- Departed
- SMD · Ft. Wayne, IN
- Destination
- DCR · Decatur, IN
- Airport
- DCR · Hiway, runway 18, 2,600 × 200 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5 total · 5 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FWA, 23 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.