Beechcraft A23A N3613Q
13 April 1996 · Saginaw, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 April 1996 at about 20:30 local time, a Beechcraft A23A registered N3613Q was involved in an accident near Saginaw, Michigan, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Saginaw, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Saginaw-Browne Intl (3SG)
- Coordinates
- 43.4297, -83.8609
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A23A
- Registration
- N3613Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Frankemuth → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI96LA131
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot said he landed the airplane on all 3 tires and it bounced into the air. He said the second touchdown was not as hard as the first. The nosewheel assembly collapsed shortly after the second touchdown. The pilot said he had made landings that were harder than the accident landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A23A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 1996 | Beechcraft A23A | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 1997 | Beechcraft A23A | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1993 | Beechcraft A23A | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Samion, Patrick J. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2000 | Beechcraft A23A | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1992 | Beechcraft A23A | Chico, California, United States | Evert O. Wilkerson | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1992 | Beechcraft A23A | Cumming, Georgia, United States | Bryant, Larry S. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1996 | Aeronca 11AC | Charlotte, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-28-180 | Hartford, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 1996 | Piper PA-28-180 | Grosse Ile, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Sep 1996 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Bellaire, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Aug 1996 | Cessna 150M | Traverse City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1996 | Piper J3C-65 | Grosse Ile, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |