MIA86LA195

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C23 · Pompano Beach, FL · June 29, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 29, 1986, 10:26 local (14:26 UTC)
Place
Pompano Beach, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5021MBeech C23
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860629034499A
Case key
31663

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Landing gear,steering system - jammedCause
Nose gear collapsedLanding - roll

Analysis

The plt stated that on approach he noted that he had no left rudder control and during landing roll, the aircraft veered off the left side of the runway collapsing the nose gear. Post crash examination of the nose gear revealed that the nose wheel steering housing was cracked and the nose wheel was jammed full left causing the aircraft to veer off the left side of the runway during landing roll.

Aircraft

Registration
N5021M
Reported as
Beech C23
Category
Airplane
Serial number
M-2048
Airframe hours
2,315
Engine
Lycoming O-260-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Pompano Sr.Squadron Flying
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · October 28, 1985 · 85 hours before
Departed
EYW · Key West, FL
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
PMP · Pompano Airpark, runway 5, 4,000 × 100 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
33
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
175 total · 8 in this make and model · 131 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
70° at 8 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
75 °F, dew point 73 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
PMP

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N5021M · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.