Beechcraft C23 N5161M

Summary

On 27 June 1987 at about 17:15 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N5161M, operated by Madelon, SR., Vincent P., was involved in an accident near Brownsville, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 June 1987 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Brownsville, California, United States

Nearest airport

Brownsville (Q21)

Coordinates

39.4300, -121.2500

Aircraft

Beechcraft C23

Registration

N5161M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Madelon, SR., Vincent P.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sacramento → Brownsville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA253

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLT, THE PLT OVER FLEW THE RWY ONCE FOR A VISUAL WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION CHECK. DURING THE FIRST APPROACH THE ACFT WAS TOO HIGH SO THE PLT WENT AROUND. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, DURING THE FLARE, THE ACFT STAYED AIRBORNE DOWN MOST OF THE RWY. WHEN THE ACFT DID TOUCHDOWN, THE PLT REALIZED THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT RWY LEFT TO STOP THE ACFT, THEREFORE, THE PLT MADE A FAST TURN ONTO A TAXI-WAY. DURING THE TURN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN CONFIGURATION. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.