Beechcraft C23 N66710
25 November 2018 · Porterville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 November 2018 at about 21:20 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N66710 was involved in an accident near Porterville, 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 21:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Porterville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Porterville Muni (PTV)
- Coordinates
- 36.0300, -119.0631
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C23
- Registration
- N66710
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1983
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Porterville → Porterville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA073
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in an abnormal landing and subsequent porpoise.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during the landing flare, the airplane touched down on the main landing gear and ballooned a few feet off the ground. Subsequently, the airplane porpoised, the nosewheel collapsed, and the airplane came to rest nose down on the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2017 | Beechcraft C23 | Machias, Maine, United States | Maine Instrument Flight | No injuries | - |
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| 30 Jun 2019 | Beechcraft C23 | Ludlow, California, United States | Tiger Capital, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2017 | Beechcraft C23 | Rexburg, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2017 | Beechcraft C23 | Winder, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Apr 2017 | Beechcraft C23 | Fallon, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 30 Jan 2018 | Robinson R44 | Newport Beach, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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