- Date
- October 23, 1985, 21:10 local (Oct 24, 1985, 01:10 UTC)
- Place
- Grove City, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3668PBeech BE-95-100
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851023056229A
- Case key
- 30253
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Aircraft performance,landing capability - exceededFactor
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Landing gear,nose gear - buckledFactor
Level off - improperCause
Nose gear collapsed
Analysis
After turning on to final for rwy 270 transition/upgrade pilot observed he was high. Power was then reduced aircraft was then on short final a power adjustment was made causing aircraft to land 400/500 feet pass rwy threshold. On contact with rwy nose gear collapsed aircraft came to rest approximately 1000 further down rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3668P
- Reported as
- Beech BE-95-100
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1152919
- Airframe hours
- 1,168
- Engine
- Garrett TPE-331, 715 lbs thrust, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Executair
- Registered owner
- Wings, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 1, 1985 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- 49J · Hiltonhead, SC
- Destination
- 29D · Grove City, PA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 29D · Grove City, runway 27, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 5,552 total · 249 in this make and model · 5,356 as pilot in command · 121 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.