# NTSB CHI87LA095: Beech C24R, N1824P, Manitowoc, WI, March 12, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 12, 1987, 11:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place: Manitowoc, WI
- Coordinates: 44.08979, -87.670913 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0898&lon=-87.6709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI87LA095
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13743/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA095

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload
  - landing gear,nose gear - separation

## Analysis

PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1824P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1824P), registered now, S/N MC-759, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Registry model: [Beech C24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (registry code 1151254) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: MC-759
- Airframe hours: 2633
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: North Star Aviation
- Registered owner: Douglas J. Mikelson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MWC, MILWAUKEE, WI
- Destination: MTW
- Airport: MTW, Manitowoc Co., runway 35, 5,002 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 200 total, 29 in this make and model, 94 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 36 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MTW

## 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 19870312005819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870312005819A), Mar 12, 1987: Beech C24R, Manitowoc, WI, Substantial damage. The pilot flared high and stalled the aircraft. The nose gear broke off during the hard landing.

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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