- Date
- March 15, 1987, 16:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Palatka, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8883MBeech A23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870315008779A
- Case key
- 31875
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he 'had to make downwind landing due to traffic & direction from UNICOM operator. Landing was fast due to downwind, but not hard. Nose wheel collapsed during rollout with stall warning blowing. Plane gently nosed over & stopped at the side of the runway. ' a mechanic at the airport stated that he saw the acft land downwind and bounce about 4 times before the nose gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8883M
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M 632
- Airframe hours
- 1,450
- Engine
- Continental IO-346-A, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James Corwin
- Registered owner
- Nancy O Carwin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 25, 1986 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- GRG · Jacksonville, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 28J · Larkin, runway 27, 5,000 × 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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 660 total · 660 in this make and model · 550 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GNV, 35 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.
Other investigations on N8883M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.