SEA91LA151

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C33A · Brookings, OR · July 2, 1991

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 2, 1991, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
Place
Brookings, OR
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N12EMBeech C33A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report December 4, 1992
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19910702052619A
Case key
41466

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Probable cause

The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.

The pilot's improper flare for touchdown, and her improper recovery from a bounced landing.

Analysis

During a landing, the airplane bounced and touched down hard, collapsing the nose gear. The airplane then skidded approximately 800 feet and came to rest on the side of the runway.

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.

Hard landingLanding - flare/touchdown
Flare - improperPilot in commandCause
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause
Nose gear collapsedLanding
Landing gear,nose gear - overload

Aircraft

Registration
N12EM
Reported as
Beech C33A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
CE-91
Engine
Continental IO-520-B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Barbara J. Jones
Registered owner
Barbara J. Jones
Departed
MFR · Medford, OR
Airport
BOK · Brookings State, runway 3, 2,600 × 50 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
51
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
140 total · 54 in this make and model · 56 as pilot in command

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
30 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
-0 °F, dew point -0 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.