- Date
- August 17, 1998, 13:32 local (18:32 UTC)
- Place
- North Platte, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6756CBeech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1999
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19980817021109A
- Case key
- 43749
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Probable cause
the pilot's not compensating for wind conditions and failure to maintain control of the aircraft. A factor was the crosswind.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that she was unable to maintain proper alignment with the runway due to a crosswind. She attempted to abort the landing adding power and reducing the flaps. Aircraft control was lost. The airplane exited the runway, crossed a taxiway, and proceeded approximately 600 feet through a grassy area. The airplane then turned left where the left main landing gear and nose gear collapsed.
Factual narrative
On August 17, 1998, at 1332 central daylight time, a Beech C23, N6756C, sustained substantial damage, during an aborted landing following an approach to runway 12L (8,000' X 150' dry/concrete), at North Platte, Nebraska, and impacted the terrain. The pilot said that she lost control due to a crosswind condition. The student pilot reported no injuries. The solo instructional 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The local flight departed at 1215.
The pilot said that during her initial attempt to touchdown, she was unable to maintain directional control. She said she added power in an attempt to regain directional control. She said that she then attempted to abort the landing, reducing from full flaps setting to one half. She said she was unable to gain altitude. She said that she did not recall the plane touching the ground until it came to rest.
Subsequent to the accident, an examination of the accident site revealed that after the airplane departed the runway to the right. It crossed a taxiway and proceeded through a grassy area for approximately 600 feet, where the airplane turned left, and the left main landing gear and nose gear collapsed.
At time of the accident the airplane was landing on runway 12L. Winds recorded at the accident site 36 minutes prior to the accident were 140 degrees at 8 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6756C
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-2227
- Airframe hours
- 2,892
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Trego/Dugan Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 21, 1998
- Departed
- LBF
- Airport
- LBF · Lee Bird Field, runway 12L, 8,000 × 150 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 42 total · 42 in this make and model · 9 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LBF
FAA reports on this event · 1
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