- Date
- November 18, 1983, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- West Dover, VT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7605RBeech B23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831118058289A
- Case key
- 35470
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that during descent, below 4000 ft, he encounter severe turbulence. He reported that the destination wind was from the northwest, but he could not recall the wind velocity. During arrival, final apch to rwy 01 was flown at 80 mph while still in severe turbulence. Right rudder. Left aileron & full flaps were used during the apch. According to the plt, when the acft was about 200 ft from the runway at about 150 to 200 ft, it entered a level descent & 'pancaked' to the ground 'from apparent wind shear.' The acft contacted the ground aprx 35 ft short of the rwy, skidded over the threshold & came to rest about 100 ft down the rwy. The landing gear was destroyed and the wing spars, wing skin, horizontal stabilizer & prop were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7605R
- Reported as
- Beech B23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M1232
- Airframe hours
- 1,301
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A2G, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mary Ann Schildt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1983
- Departed
- N52 · Somerset, NJ
- Airport
- 4V8 · West Dover, runway 1, 2,650 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 645 total · 431 in this make and model · 512 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.