- Date
- November 2, 1982, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Excelsior Spgs., MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5958SBeech A23-19
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821102067099A
- Case key
- 70637
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot reported that he made a landing approach to runway 01 in winds that were from 320 degrees at 5, gusting 8 KTS. During the approach, he lowered full flaps and maintained a left wing low attitude to compensate for the crosswind. The pilot reported that during the landing, the aircraft lost lift and fell from about 15 to 20 ft AGL. The aircraft landed hard and the nose gear collapsed. Reportedly, the power had been retarded to idle before the aircraft stalled and landed hard.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5958S
- Reported as
- Beech A23-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MB-65
- Airframe hours
- 2,954
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2C, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Donald E. Van Camp
- Registered owner
- Donald E. Van Camp
- Departed
- MO10 · Liberty, MO
- Destination
- DDC · Dodge City, KS
- Airport
- 3EX · Excelsior Spring Memorial, runway 1, 2,005 × 48 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
- 34
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 53 total · 12 in this make and model · 31 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 131 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.