# NTSB DFW06CA192: Beech BE23, N2326Z, Bowie, TX, July 23, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 23, 2006, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC) - Place: Bowie, TX - Coordinates: 33.601665, -97.775558 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6017&lon=-97.7756&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Fort Worth, Texas - NTSB case key (mKey): 64188 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW06CA192 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64188/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA192 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees. Contributing factors were the prevailing crosswind and improper supervision of the flight by the flight instructor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr) - clearance - not maintained, dual student (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - object - tree(s) - supervision - improper, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor) - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis The airplane collided with trees when the pilot attempted a go-around during an instructional flight. The training flight had been in the closed traffic pattern for Runway 35 (3,603-foot long, by 60-foot wide). According to the flight instructor, the single-engine airplane touched down and began to veer off into grass on the left side of the runway. The flight instructor advised the student to "add some power and turn back onto the runway;" however, the student responded by applying full power while simultaneously pulling back on the yoke. The airplane lifted off the ground and impacted trees that were located on the left side of the runway. The flight instructor reported that at the time of the accident, the wind was from 050 degrees at 9 knots, gusting to 12 knots. The investigator-in-charge calculated the density altitude at 3,311 feet. ## Factual narrative The 1,202-hour flight instructor collided with trees while attempting a go-around during an instructional flight. The training flight had been in the closed traffic pattern for Runway 35 (3,603-foot long, by 60-foot wide). According to the flight instructor, the single-engine airplane touched down and began to veer off into grass on the left side of the runway. The flight instructor advised the student to "add some power and turn back onto the runway;" however, the student responded by applying full power while simultaneously pulling back on the yoke. The airplane lifted off the ground and impacted trees that were located on the left side of the runway. The flight instructor reported that at the time of the accident, the wind was from 050 degrees at 9 knots, gusting to 12 knots. The investigator-in-charge calculated the density altitude at 3,311 feet. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2326Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2326Z-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N M-26, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech BE23 - Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: M26 - Airframe hours: 4374 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Ray D. Watson - Registered owner: Ray D. Watson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2006 - Departed: 0F2, Bowie, TX - Destination: 0F2, Bowie, TX - Airport: 0F2, Bowie Municipal Airport, runway 35, 3,603 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 67; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 1, 2006; seat: right; flight hours: 1,202 total, 253 in this make and model, 799 as pilot in command, 81 in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: MWL, 30 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 20060723013399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060723013399A), Jul 23, 2006: Beech 23, Bowie, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 23, 2006, approximately 0945 central daylight time, a Beech 23 single-engine airplane N2326Z, was substantially damaged following a loss of… 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.