# NTSB MKC83LA168: Beech A100, N17CP, Valley, NE, August 1, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 31, 1983, 23:00 local (Aug 1, 1983, 04:00 UTC)
- Place: Valley, NE
- Coordinates: 41.310245, -96.339942 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3102&lon=-96.3399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA168
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33452/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA168

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,gear locking mechanism - overload

## Analysis

WHILE LANDING AT NIGHT, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD, THEN SWERVED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE LEFT LANDING GEAR DOWN PLATE, PN 99810022, HAD FAILED. AN EXAM OF THE PLATE REVEALED THAT IT HAD FAILED FROM OVERLOAD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N17CP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A100
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: B243
- Engines: P&W PT6A-28 680 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: D & L Leasing
- Registered owner: Stan Schlueter
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: INL, INTERN'L. FALLS, MN
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: Y45, Rogert Airstrip, runway 35, 2,600 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: OMH, 21 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830731039569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830731039569A), Jul 31, 1983: Beech A100, Valley, NE, Substantial damage. Hard landing resulted in landing gear down lock plate failure. Aircraft swerved off of runway. PN99810022.

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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