LAX84LA388

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C-23 · Chandler, AZ · July 10, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 10, 1984, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC)
Place
Chandler, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1962LBeech C-23
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840710059569A
Case key
24338

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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.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - improperPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in command
Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledPilot in command
On ground/water collision with objectLanding
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Object - fenceFactor

Analysis

The student plt was on his 1st solo flt. He reported that the acft bounced during a landing, then 'started to head off to the left.' He reported that he 'came in with power & rudder' but the acft went off the rwy & hit a mound of dirt & a fence.

Aircraft

Registration
N1962L
Reported as
Beech C-23
Category
Airplane
Serial number
M-1472
Airframe hours
843
Engine
Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Beech Aero Club
Registered owner
Boharm I Group
Last inspection
Unknown · May 28, 1984 · 72 hours before
Airport
P10 · Chandler Municipal, runway 22, 3,800 × 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
21
Certificate
Student
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
16 total · 16 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
40 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
100 °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.