- Date
- October 28, 1988, 15:14 local (22:14 UTC)
- Place
- San Carlos, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2340ZBeech 23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881028048619A
- Case key
- 26278
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a telephone interview the pilot stated that he landed too FAR down runway 12. He said that when he considered going around, he was already committed to complete the landing. Winds at the time of the accident were reported to be from 360 degrees at 5 knots. The pilot stated that there were no passengers aboard the aircraft. The FAA reported that a young female was noticed emerging from the airplane immediately after the accident by air traffic controllers. There were no mechanical problems reported prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2340Z
- Reported as
- Beech 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-50
- Airframe hours
- 3,630
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sityas, Frank
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SQL
- Destination
- SQL
- Airport
- SQL · San Carlos, runway 12, 2,600 × 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
- 43
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 51 total · 51 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Observed at
- SQL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.