Beechcraft BE23 N8750M

Summary

On 5 May 2006 at about 15:25 local time, a Beechcraft BE23 registered N8750M was involved in an accident near Kingman, Arizona, 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

5 May 2006 at 15:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Kingman, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Kingman Airport (IGM)

Coordinates

35.2594, -113.9381

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE23

Registration

N8750M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kingman → Kingman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX06CA162

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's failure to attain/maintain a proper glide path, which resulted in an encounter with wake turbulence and subsequent hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane encountered wake turbulence and landed hard. The student pilot was on a solo flight practicing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. While the accident airplane was on the base leg of the traffic pattern, a twin engine airplane touched down on the runway surface. The accident airplane turned onto final approach and encountered wake turbulence about 5 to 6 feet above the runway surface. The airplane's left wing immediately lifted up about 45 degrees. The pilot recovered to a wings-level attitude just prior to the airplane slamming down on the runway surface. As a result of the hard impact, the nose wheel collapsed and a fire erupted as the airplane slid down the runway; fire consumed the airplane. The student pilot reported that there were no failures or malfunctions with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.