- Date
- August 30, 1982, 13:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Helena, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- CFSPVBeech A23-19
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71005
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to a witness, the pilot was attempting to land on a dirt road that is also used as a landing strip. The aircraft touched down approximately 1500 feet at the downhill end of the runway, ballooned by a wind gust and moved to the east extreme of the runway. The pilot added power and touched down again and ballooned. The pilot stated that he did not have enough distance to stop before the end of the runway. He applied power to avoid a ditch and landed in a field. The pilot estimated that the wind was from 300 deg at 8 gusting 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CFSPV
- Reported as
- Beech A23-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MB74
- Airframe hours
- 2,403
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2C, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Cliff Mask
- Registered owner
- Ben Mask
- Departed
- HLN · Helena, MT
- Destination
- Wilhelm Ranch, MT
- Airport
- Wilhelm Ranch, runway 35, 4,000 × 0 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,825 total · 953 in this make and model · 1,825 as pilot in command · 69 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 156 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HLN, 8 nm away