# NTSB MIA83LA076: Beech 23, N2302L, Naples, FL, February 12, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 12, 1983, 10:13 local (15:13 UTC)
- Place: Naples, FL
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83LA076
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30846/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA076

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - fluid,fuel - water (contributing factor)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE ON A SHORT FINAL DUE TO WATER IN THE FUEL. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SINK, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2302L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: M-123
- Airframe hours: 1384
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2B 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Stanley Sowa
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, January 8, 1982, 28 hours before
- Airport: APF, Naples, runway 22, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,174 total, 45 in this make and model, 1,874 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 66 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830212006389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830212006389A), Feb 12, 1983: Beech 23BEECH, Naples, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on short final. High unchecked sink rate and hard landing collapsed the nose gear. Water in fuel.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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