MKC71DCD26

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A-23 · Whiting, IA · September 3, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 3, 1970
Place
Whiting, IA · WHITING, IA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9107TBeech A-23
Status
Completed · report June 12, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
129424

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3612   70/9/3    WHITING,IOWA        BEECH A-23          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1930                    N9107T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PORPOISED,BROKE NOSE GR.

Aircraft

Registration
N9107T
Reported as
Beech A-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Whiting

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.