Beechcraft 23 N23342

Summary

On 26 June 2004 at about 16:45 local time, a Beechcraft 23 registered N23342 was involved in an accident near Saginaw, Michigan, United States. 4 people were 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

26 June 2004 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Saginaw H W Browne (KHYX)

Coordinates

43.4333, -83.8625

Aircraft

Beechcraft 23

Registration

N23342

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bad Axe → Saginaw

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI04CA166

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his inadequate recovery from the bounced landing. The wind gusts and the runway sign were factors.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was damaged when it struck a runway sign during landing on runway 27. The pilot reported that while landing, "the plane simply dropped from the sky." He also reported that the airplane bounced and that a gust of wind "caught [him] under the left wing." The airplane subsequently impacted a runway sign and came to rest in the grass adjacent to the runway. The recorded wind was from 270 degrees magnetic at 6 knots gusting to 14 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.