- Date
- June 19, 1983, 15:39 local (22:39 UTC)
- Place
- Monterey, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N37106Beech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830619025719A
- Case key
- 23576
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot was on his first solo cross-country. The pilot stated that his approach was too high and too fast. The acft landed hard and bounced. As the acft hit a 2nd time the nose gear collapsed and became jammed between fuselage and runway. The collapsed gear produced sparks as the acft skidded along. The fuel strainer drain fitting broke off and fuel escaped. A fire started and burned a hole in the bottom of the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37106
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M2296
- Airframe hours
- 1,688
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Beechcraft West
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 31, 1983 · 41 hours before
- Departed
- HWD · Hayward, CA
- Destination
- MRY · Monterey, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MRY · Monterey, runway 24, 4,000 × 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 30 total · 30 in this make and model · 12 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MRY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.