- Date
- September 21, 1984, 19:15 local (Sep 22, 1984, 02:15 UTC)
- Place
- Dolan Springs, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N323BECessna 411
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840921053099A
- Case key
- 24406
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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.
Analysis
After lndg, the plt was taxiing back up the rwy to a parking area when the nose wheel 'fell into' a sand filled depression in the surface, collapsing the nose gear. County maintenance personnel had graded the rwy surface after heavy rains but no compaction had been performed. No NOTAM or other advisory had been issued.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N323BE
- Reported as
- Cessna 411
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 411E0320B
- Engine
- Continental GTSIO-520, 340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James P. Minear
- Registered owner
- Richard E. Rein
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PO6 · Bullhead City, AZ
- Destination
- Dolan Springs, AZ
- Airport
- Lake Mohave Ranchos
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 130° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAS, 26 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.