- Date
- November 13, 1983, 09:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Satanta, KS
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N343BABeech A-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831113057509A
- Case key
- 33591
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said he was approaching to land and was low on approach. As the aircraft crossed the end of the runway, the left main gear touched down, striking what was described as a curb about 1 foot from the edge of the runway, substantially damaging the left wing rear spar.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N343BA
- Reported as
- Beech A-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-1317
- Airframe hours
- 1,399
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Midwest Property Management Co
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 15, 1982 · 258 hours before
- Departed
- PWA · Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport
- 1K9 · Satanta Municipal, runway 21, 3,340 × 40 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
- 72
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,888 total · 2,433 in this make and model · 2,448 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GCK, 27 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 N343BA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.