# NTSB CHI98LA317: Beech C23, N6756C, North Platte, NE, August 17, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 17, 1998, 13:32 local (18:32 UTC) - Place: North Platte, NE - Coordinates: 41.130634, -100.769042 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-100.7690&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 19, 1999 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 43749 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI98LA317 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43749/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA317 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6756C-2004-09-24), registration cancelled 2004-09-24, S/N M-2277, built 1980 (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-2227 - Airframe hours: 2892 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 40; 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) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19980817021109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980817021109A), Aug 17, 1998: Beech C23, North Platte, NE, Substantial damage. Acft landed hard, the landing gear broke, and the wings and propeller sustained damage. (-23) on touchdown pilot in control thought the aircraft was not in a… From the NTSB's public API. 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