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NTSB accident investigation · Beech A24R · Upland, CA · March 26, 1983

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
March 26, 1983, 14:15 local (22:15 UTC)
Place
Upland, CA
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9732QBeech A24R
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830326009889A
Case key
23653

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

OverrunLanding - roll
Distance - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Airspeed - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Go-around - not performedPilot in commandCause
Weather condition - gustsFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Nose gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear,nose gear - overloadFactor

Analysis

While on final apch to land, the plt saw 2 other acft taxi onto the rwy & began taking off. After the 2nd acft had pulled onto the rwy, the plt decided to go around. However as the acft on the rwy accelerated, there appeared to be sufficient room to land, so a go-around was not made. The plt stated that wind gusts were encountered, & by the time the acft was landed, there was insufficient rwy to go around or to stop before reaching the departure end. Subsequently, the acft went off the end of the rwy, collided with rocks & the nose gear collapsed.

Aircraft

Registration
N9732Q
Reported as
Beech A24R
Category
Airplane
Serial number
MC-84
Airframe hours
900
Engine
Lycoming IO-360-A15, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Patrick Burke
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · December 13, 1982
Departed
LAS · Las Vegas, NV
Airport
CCB · Cable, runway 24, 3,600 × 75 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
42
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
218 total · 8 in this make and model · 154 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
270° at 15 knots
Visibility
30 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
-0 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.