Beechcraft C23 SUNDOWNER N1982L
14 May 2005 · San Martin, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 May 2005 at about 21:15 local time, a Beechcraft C23 SUNDOWNER registered N1982L, operated by Steven B. Frieson, was involved in an accident near San Martin, California, 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 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Martin, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Martin (E16)
- Coordinates
- 37.0817, -121.5967
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C23 SUNDOWNER
- Registration
- N1982L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Steven B. Frieson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Upland → San Martin
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX05CA169
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a porpoise and a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During touchdown, the airplane porpoised, and made a hard landing causing the nose wheel to separate. The pilot entered the landing pattern for runway 32, decreased the airspeed to 80 knots, and selected 15 degrees of flaps. On final, the precision approach path indicator (PAPI) indicated that he was on glideslope. The airplane touched down at 75 knots, and the engine was at idle. After touchdown, the airplane ballooned, and came back down hard on the nose gear. The airplane slid to a stop and a small fire erupted in the engine compartment. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane. He also reported that the winds were from 140 degrees at 10 knots at the time of the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2005 | Beechcraft C23 | Jiggs, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 29 Dec 2005 | Beechcraft C23 | Eureka Springs, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 2006 | Beechcraft C23 | Bishop, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2006 | Beechcraft C23 | Mena, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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