- Date
- November 17, 1983, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Pittstown, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N18937Beech B23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831117057979A
- Case key
- 35469
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During first landing the flt encountered windshear. The student did not make proper correction so the CFI took control &landed the acft. Prior to performing another takeoff & landing, the problem of windshear & what proper action to take was discussed. During the next landing windshear was again encountered. The student pulled the nose up into a stall configuration, & as the sink rate increased the CFI grabbed the controls, added 3/4 power & lowered the nose. However, the acft landed hard collapsing the nose & right landing gear. Wind was gusting 35 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18937
- Reported as
- Beech B23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- L-23986-36A
- Airframe hours
- 2,046
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronson Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- TTN · Trenton, NJ
- Airport
- N40 · Sky Manor, runway 24, 2,504 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 337 total · 14 in this make and model · 237 as pilot in command · 207 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 20 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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