- Date
- November 17, 1983, 15:09 local (21:09 UTC)
- Place
- Des Moines, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N67118Beech BE77
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831117058029A
- Case key
- 33595
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Analysis
The acft landed on the nose gear bounced and drifted off the right side of the rwy. During the 2nd touchdown the nose gear collapsed and the acft nosed over. The pilot was a student engaging in some solo landing practice. The pilot said he thought he was high on the final approach but decided to land anyway. He was landing on rwy 12R with the wind from 170 degrees at 13 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67118
- Reported as
- Beech BE77
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- WA-58
- Airframe hours
- 1,281
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Elliott Beechcraft
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 11, 1983 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- DSM · Des Moines, IA
- Airport
- DSM · Des Moines Muni, runway 12R, 3,200 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 82 total · 30 in this make and model · 30 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DSM
FAA reports on this event · 1
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