# NTSB NYC92LA125: Beech 33A, N17818, Farmingdale, NJ, June 13, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 13, 1992, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Farmingdale, NJ
- Location: 40.1868° N, 74.1246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONMOUTH EXEC (BLM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1868&lon=-74.1246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 37178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC92LA125
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37178/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA125

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN COLLAPSING OF THE NOSE GEAR. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS GUSTING CROSS WINDS.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED COMING DOWN NOSE FIRST WHICH RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17818](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17818), registered now, S/N CE-710, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 33A
- Registry model: [Beech F33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (registry code 1151425) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: CE710
- Airframe hours: 2096
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-BA 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Gerald L. Dorf
- Registered owner: Hgd Aircraft Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 29, 1991, 29 hours before
- Departed: 5B6, FALMOUTH, MA
- Airport: BLM, Allaire, runway 21, 3,700 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,300 total, 624 in this make and model, 1,050 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 81 °F

## Other investigations on N17818 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA82DA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA073), Mar 13, 1982: Beech F33A (N17818), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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