- Date
- March 20, 1988, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fulton, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4704JBeech 23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880320007899A
- Case key
- 34551
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While attempting a crosswind landing, the acft began to porpoise and veered off the runway. The left ldg gear failed and the wheel struck the aft section of the fuselage, then the horizontal stabilator. The PIC then applied full power, became airborne and attempted to reposition for a landing on another runway. He said the aircraft was not flying properly, and after about 270 degrees of turn below tree top level, he landed in a corn field adjacent to the airport property. Neither PIC or pax suffered any injuries, and the acft was substantially damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4704J
- Reported as
- Beech 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MA-166
- Airframe hours
- 1,669
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A2B6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William L. Antweiler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 25, 1987 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- K24 · Columbia, MO
- Destination
- FIT · Fulton, MO
- Airport
- FIT · Fulton, runway 5, 3,200 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 77 total · 31 in this make and model · 37 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- COU, 10 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.