- Date
- July 13, 1982, 16:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Little River, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6628EBeech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820713028979A
- Case key
- 71444
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Analysis
While on a solo cross-country, the student attempted to land in a 16 kt, 70 deg crosswind at ukiah, CA. The plane bounced 3 times and drifted off the runway into the dirt knocking out a runway edge light. The student made a go-around and proceeded to Little River, CA. During a landing at Little River, the nose gear collapsed. A metallurgical examination showed that the nose wheel mount assembly, pn 169-820000-661, failed from ductile overload.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6628E
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M2181
- Airframe hours
- 737
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Ukiah Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Ukiah Flying Service
- Departed
- 048 · Little River, CA
- Destination
- 048 · Little River, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 048 · Little River Airport, runway 29, 5,250 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 28 total · 15 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 154 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6628E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.