NYC78FFA10

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 60 · Oneonta, NY · December 9, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 9, 1977
Place
Oneonta, NY · ONEONTA, NY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N19XBeech 60
Status
Completed · report March 23, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
144072

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4154   77/12/9   ONEONTA,NY          BEECH 60            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2600
        TIME - 1020                    N19X                PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 202 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - 0NEONTA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLUSHING,NY                 ONEONTA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- WIND WAS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N19X
Reported as
Beech 60
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
0neonta Muni