- Date
- November 14, 1987, 14:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Jackson, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9106QBeech 58
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871114066439A
- Case key
- 25908
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Analysis
The plt rprtd that prior to reaching the destn, he received an adzy on the UNICOM freq that rwy 19 was in use & that there was a direct x-wind. Drg arrival, he tried to contact UNICOM again to get a wx update, but was unable. He elected to lnd on rwy 19. Rprtdly, the acft touched down about 500' to 600' down the 3400' rwy & the plt applied brakes, but he was unable to stop on the remaining rwy. He intentionally ground looped the acft & the left main gear collapsed when the plane skidded off the rwy. After the plt exited from the acft, he noted a small wind sock at the apch end of the rwy that was indicating a direct tailwind. Before landing, he had estd the wind was from 270 to 280 deg at 15 to 20 KTS.no mechanical problem was rprtd.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9106Q
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TH110
- Airframe hours
- 2,020
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Inzerella, John
- Registered owner
- Inzerella, John
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1987 · 55 hours before
- Departed
- LGB · Long Beach, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 070 · Westover Field, runway 19, 3,400 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 947 total · 581 in this make and model · 791 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MHR, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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