# NTSB LAX06CA052: Beech C23, N6005X, Holbrook, AZ, November 24, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 24, 2005, 09:15 local (16:15 UTC) - Place: Holbrook, AZ - Coordinates: 34.945278, -110.14167 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9453&lon=-110.1417&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 62927 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX06CA052 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62927/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA052 ## Probable cause The student pilot's abrupt flare and failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a stall. The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight was also causal. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - abrupt, dual student (cause) - airspeed - not maintained, dual student (cause) - stall - encountered - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - runway ## Analysis The airplane collided with the runway while practicing a touch-and-go landing. The flight instructor stated he and the student pilot were performing a touch-and-go landing at the time of the accident. About 10-15 feet above the runway the student made an abrupt pitch change, stalled the airplane, and collided with the runway. The left main landing gear broke and the tail of the aircraft was damaged. ## Factual narrative On November 24, 2005, about 0915 mountain standard time, a Beech C23, N6005X, made a hard landing at Holbrook Municipal Airport, Holbrook, Arizona. The student pilot operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and the student pilot were not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local instructional flight departed from Holbrook Airport about 0900. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. In a written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board, the CFI stated he and the student pilot were performing a touch-and-go at the time of the accident. About 10-15 feet above the runway the student made an abrupt pitch change, stalled the airplane, and made a hard landing. The left main landing gear broke and the tail of the aircraft was damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6005X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6005X-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N M-2126, built 1978 (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-2126 - Engines: Lycoming O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: John Lamb - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: P14, HOLBROOK, AZ - Destination: P14, Holbrook, AZ - Airport: P14, Holbrook Municipal Airport, runway 3, 6,698 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 56; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; last flight review October 1, 2004; seat: right; flight hours: 2,923 total, 13 in this make and model, 2,923 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 46; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3; seat: left; flight hours: 64 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F ## 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 20051124028459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051124028459A), Nov 24, 2005: Beech C23, Holbrook, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) During preparation for first solo the student bounced on the second landing and ran off the left side of the runway through bushes. Instructor stated he… ## Other investigations on N6005X (1) 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. - [NTSB LAX07CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA226), Jul 23, 2007: Beech C23 (N6005X), Taylor, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: the student pilot's misjudged landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing that resulted in a hard landing and a loss of directional control. 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.