- Date
- December 18, 1999, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Blacksburg, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1452LBeech BE-23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19991218040649A
- Case key
- 48401
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Probable cause
The pilot in command's failure to recover from a bounced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane touched down hard, and began to bounce. After the third bounce, the nose gear collapsed.
Factual narrative
On December 18, 1999, about 1630, a Beech BE-23, N1452L, was substantially damaged while landing at the Virginia Tech Airport, Blacksburg, Virginia. The certificated commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the pilot he was landing on Runway 30, a 4,550 foot long asphalt runway. The airplane touched down hard, and began to bounce. After the third bounce, the nose gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest on the runway and a fire ensued, which was quickly extinguished by airport personnel.
The winds reported by the airport, at 1620, were from 120 degrees at 6 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1452L
- Reported as
- Beech BE-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M847
- Airframe hours
- 2,406
- Engine
- Continental IO-346, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dee J. Danner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 11, 1999 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- PSK · Dublin, VA
- Destination
- BCB
- Airport
- BCB · Virginia Tech Airport, runway 30, 4,550 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 373 total · 40 in this make and model · 324 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BCB
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 N1452L · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.