Beechcraft C23 N9253S
27 June 2010 · Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 June 2010 at about 18:01 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N9253S, operated by Inflight Pilot Traning LLC, was involved in an accident near Eden Prairie, Minnesota, 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 18:01
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flying Cloud Airport (FCM)
- Coordinates
- 44.8275, -93.4586
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C23
- Registration
- N9253S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Inflight Pilot Traning LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Eden Prarie → Eden Prarie
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10CA356
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot’s loss of airplane control while landing with gusting wind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot and his certified flight instructor performed three takeoff and landings at the accident airport in preparation for the student pilot's second solo flight. During the takeoff and landings, the wind was from the northwest at 8 to 11 knots with no wind gusts. After approximately 0.7 hours of flight time, the certified flight instructor exited the airplane and the student pilot taxied to the runway for takeoff. About the time of departure, the wind began to gust to 17 knots. The student pilot stated that during the landing flare, he experienced a downwash and that the airplane ballooned and turned to the right. He added power and applied rudder, but the nosewheel hit the runway and the airplane veered off the runway. The certified flight instructor placed a maximum wind limitation of 15 knots on the student pilot's initial solo endorsement.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2010 | Beechcraft C23 | Wenden, Arizona, United States | Witsken Jerome E | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 2010 | Beechcraft C23 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | Tailwheels ETC, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
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| 9 Dec 2011 | Beechcraft C23 | Watertown, South Dakota, United States | Lake Area Technical Institute | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 2011 | Beechcraft C23 | Columbia, Mississippi, United States | Columbia Aircraft, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2008 | Beechcraft C23 | Panacea, Florida, United States | N60410 LLC | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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