Beechcraft A23-19 N5796V

Summary

On 31 August 1989 at about 12:30 local time, a Beechcraft A23-19 registered N5796V, operated by Davis, Richard L., was involved in an accident near Hertford, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 August 1989 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hertford, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Hertford

Coordinates

36.1804, -76.4704

Aircraft

Beechcraft A23-19

Registration

N5796V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Davis, Richard L.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elizabeth City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL89LA205

Nobody was injured.

PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY FLARE THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS AT BOTH ENDS OF THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR, WHICH OVERLOADED IT AND CAUSED IT TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRPLANE SWERVED COLLAPSING THE MAIN GEAR. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE RWY AT THE PVT STRIP WAS 2,000 FT LONG WITH POWER LINES AT EACH END; HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IMMEDIATELY AFTER CLEARING THE WIRES AT THE APPROACH END, SO THAT HE WOULD HAVE MORE RWY FOR ROLL-OUT AND AVOID OVERRUNNING THE RWY END.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.