Beechcraft F33A N7298R
8 September 2007 · La Verne, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 2007 at about 02:00 local time, a Beechcraft F33A registered N7298R was involved in an accident near La Verne, California, United States. 2 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.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- La Verne, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brackett Field Airport (POC)
- Coordinates
- 34.0917, -117.7817
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft F33A
- Registration
- N7298R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Red Bluff → La Verne
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA07LA253
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
An improper flare during touchdown and an inadequate bounced landing recovery. Contributing to the accident was an excessive airspeed and an inadvertent porpoise.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that his approach to landing was normal, but he flew the base leg a little wide. He reported that his airspeed on short final approach was too fast, and the airplane ballooned during the flare. The airplane landed hard, porpoised, and landed hard again on its nose gear. The nose gear collapsed under the fuselage crushing the engine cowling and bending the keel beam.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft F33A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2007 | Beechcraft F33A | Franklin, Virginia, United States | Monte S. Crowl | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2008 | Beechcraft F33A | Big Bear, California, United States | Meiko Powers | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2006 | Beechcraft F33A | South Windsor, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2006 | Beechcraft F33A | Kingman, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Mar 2008 | Beechcraft F33A | San Diego, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 2006 | Beechcraft F33A | Buckeye, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-28-180 | Rosamond, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2007 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C | Bridgeport, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 May 2007 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Los Alamitos, California, United States | Civil Air Patrol - California Wing | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Westland WASP HAS MK1 | Ramona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2007 | Cessna 152 | Tracy, California, United States | California Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Skygear SKYGEAR | Chino, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |