# NTSB CHI95LA162: Beech C23, N23828, Lake Ann, MI, June 1, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 31, 1995, 20:15 local (Jun 1, 1995, 00:15 UTC) - Place: Lake Ann, MI - Coordinates: 44.719833, -85.840469 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7198&lon=-85.8405&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 6, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 9894 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI95LA162 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9894/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA162 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and improper short field landing procedures. Factors associated with the accident were the wet terrain, a tailwind, and the pilots lack of recent experience. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor) - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - short field landing/procedure - improper, pilot in command (cause) - lack of recent experience, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - tree(s) ## Analysis THE PILOT STATED HE MISJUDGED THE GRASS AND DEW CONDITIONS WHILE LANDING ON THE 1,960 FOOT LONG AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP INTO A WOODED AREA. A WITNESS STATED THE APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN LOOKED 'FINE' BUT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT SEEM TO SLOW DOWN ONCE ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL NOR HAD HE FLOWN IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. THE LANDING WAS MADE WITH A TAILWIND. THE PILOT ALSO STATED HE DID NOT USE ENOUGH FLAPS FOR THE LANDING. ## Factual narrative On May 31, 1995, at 2015 eastern daylight time, a Beech C23, N23828, collided with trees while landing at the Airways Estates Airpark, Lake Ann, Michigan, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Frankfort, Michigan. The pilot stated he misjudged the grass and "dew conditions" while landing to the north. He stated he was too close to the end of the airstrip to abort the landing. The airplane traveled off the end of the 1,960 foot long grass strip and collided with trees. A witness stated he saw the airplane make a low approach for the east/west runway. It then appeared to leave the traffic pattern. The witness stated he next saw the airplane on final approach for runway 36. He stated the approach and touchdown looked "...fine for that particular runway" but that the airplane did not slow down once on the ground. He stated that it continued down the runway and seemed to "bounce a couple of times and then started to skid or fish tail." He stated the airplane continued off the end of the runway into a wooded area. Winds reported at Traverse City, Michigan, near the time of the accident were from 240 degrees at 10 knots. The witness told a Benzie County Sheriff's Department Deputy that the pilot landed with a tailwind. The Sheriff's Department report indicates that wing flaps were set at 25 degrees when they inspected the airplane. The pilot told the witness after the accident that he did not use enough flaps for the landing. The pilot indicated on the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, which he completed that he had not flown in the last 90 days. The pilot did not have a current medical certificate. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N23828](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23828-2014-09-19), registration cancelled 2014-09-19, S/N M-2001, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH C23 - Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: M-2001 - Airframe hours: 1880 - Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4K 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert L. Kamp - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, May 27, 1994, 7 hours before - Departed: 3D4, FRANKFORT, MI - Airport: Lake Ann, Airways Estates, runway 36, 1,960 × 50 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; seat: left; flight hours: 312 total, 252 in this make and model, 252 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 10 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: TVC, 17 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 19950531017999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950531017999A), May 31, 1995: Beech C23, Lake Ann, MI, Substantial damage. Landed long and impacted trees 200FEET beyond end of runway. No current medical or bienneal review. (-23) the pilot landed long and impacted trees about 200… ## Other investigations on N23828 (1) 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. - [NTSB CHI80DEG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEG13), May 2, 1980: Beech C23 (N23828), Miamisburg, OH, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.