# NTSB CHI90LA255: Beech A23A, N2334W, Newaygo, MI, September 5, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 5, 1990, 19:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place: Newaygo, MI
- Coordinates: 43.420578, -85.799301 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4206&lon=-85.7993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI90LA255
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14768/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA255

## Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER LEVEL-OFF AND RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. IN ADDITION, AN UNQUALIFIED PERSON WAS COACHING THE STUDENT FROM THE GROUND.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - supervision - attempted, unqualified person (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted

## Analysis

A SOLO STUDENT PILOT BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN, APPLIED FULL THROTTLE AND PITCHED UP ABRUPTLY. WITNESSES RECOUNT THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED 10 FEET, REDUCED PITCH TO A STEEP CLIMB ATTITUDE AND ROLLED LEFT. ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND THE AIRPLANE, WITH 70 TO 90 DEGREES LEFT BANK, COMMENCED A DESCENT TO GROUND COLLISION. THE STUDENT PILOT'S HUSBAND, A PRIVATE PILOT AND OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS COACHING HIS WIFE FROM THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY USING A HAND-HELD RADIO.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2334W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2334W-1992-10-27), registration cancelled 1992-10-27, S/N M930 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23A
- Registry model: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: M-930
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-346A 165 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Daniel L. Carpenter
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: C28, Newaygo, runway 5, 3,150 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MKG, 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19900905038179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900905038179A), Sep 5, 1990: Beech A23A, Newaygo, MI, Substantial damage. Bounced landing. Tried go around,nose up trim and full flaps. Stalled. Crashed.

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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