- Date
- July 7, 1983, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Colorado Spring, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N65236Beech C-23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830707030869A
- Case key
- 16111
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Analysis
According to the plt the acft was cleared for a touch & go landing to rwy 17 and when directly across from the threshold of rwy 17 on the downwind leg was re-cleared for touch & go's to rwy 12. The approach to rwy 12 was steep, touchdown occurred mid-point of the the rwy and a go-around was aborted when the plt realized he would not clear the building at patterson afb. He stated, 'I cut the power and dropped the plane on the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65236
- Reported as
- Beech C-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-2368
- Airframe hours
- 121
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hedrick Beechcraft Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 24, 1983 · 99 hours before
- Airport
- COS · Co. Springs Municipal, runway 12, 8,511 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 67 total · 67 in this make and model · 20 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 65 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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