# NTSB DFW08CA109: Beech C23, N23845, Santa Fe, NM, April 20, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 19, 2008, 19:00 local (Apr 20, 2008, 01:00 UTC) - Place: Santa Fe, NM - Coordinates: 35.616943, -106.089447 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6169&lon=-106.0894&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 28, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Alberqueque, NM - NTSB case key (mKey): 67860 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW08CA109 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67860/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA109 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: nose/tail landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Capability exceeded; cases with it: [Beech C23, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md?model=1151242), [All aircraft, 185 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023220/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech C23, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=1151242), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech C23, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=1151242), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The 170-hour student pilot was performing closed traffic pattern practice takeoff and landing procedures. The student stated that he had performed 8 successful touch and go landings without incident. The next landing was intended to be a full stop landing. He stated that he flared and attempted to keep the airplane off the runway to slow his airspeed, then reduced power too quickly and the airplane touched down hard and bounced. The student pilot then "forced the nose forward" and touched down hard on the nose gear. The aircraft slid to a stop and remained on the runway. The aircraft was substantially damaged when the nose gear collapsed and both propeller blades struck the runway. The pilot, sole occupant, was not injured and was able to egress unassisted. Weather at the airport approximately 10 minutes prior to the landing was, wind 270 degrees at 16 knots, temperature 22 degrees Celsius and dew point 18 degrees Celsius. ## Factual narrative The 170-hour student pilot was performing closed traffic pattern practice take-off and landing procedures. The student stated in the NTSB form 6120.1 (Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report) that he had perform 8 successful touch and go landings without incident. The next landing was intended to be a full stop landing. The pilot stated that he flared and attempted to keep the airplane off the runway to slow his airspeed, then reduced power too quickly and the airplane touched down hard and bounced. The student pilot then "forced the nose forward" and touched down hard on the nose gear. The aircraft slid to a stop and remained on the runway. The aircraft was substantially damaged when the nose gear collapsed and both propeller blades struck the runway. The pilot, sole occupant, was not injured and was able to egress unassisted. Weather at the airport approximately 10 minutes prior to the landing was, wind 270 degrees at 16 knots, temperature 22 degrees Celsius and dew point 18 degrees Celsius. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N23845](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23845-2014-07-29), registration cancelled 2014-07-29, S/N M-1997, built 1977 (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-1997 - Airframe hours: 4274 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4K 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Mansion Ridge Investment Co. LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2008 - Departed: KSAF, Santa Fe, NM - Destination: KSAF, Santa Fe, NM ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 170 total, 90 in this make and model, 170 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 16 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 29.81 inHg - Observed at: KSAF ## 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 20080419835359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080419835359A), Apr 19, 2008: Beech C23, Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 19, 2008 mdst, Beech BE-23, N23845 departed and stayed in traffic pattern for touch and go landings at Santa Fe airport (ksaf). After… 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.