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May 2, 1992 · Beech A23-24 · N666CM

Corona, CA

Overview

Report Status
Probable Cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
May 2, 1992
Injury Outcomes
2 injuries (2 fatalities)
Location
Corona, CA
Aircraft
Beech A23-24
Tail Number
N666CM
Operator
Nix William J
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
LAX92FA196

A student pilot was in the left seat of his newly purchased aircraft and a private pilot occupied the right seat. The investigation was unable to determine who was flying the aircraft at the time of the accident. The pilots initiated a go around after a hard landing which sheared off the left main landing gear, broke the nose gear strut, and damaged the horizontal stabilizer. Witnesses stated that the climb rate and the airspeed appeared to be very low, and that the left horizontal stabilizer appeared to be bent down. According to witnesses, during the cross wind and down wind legs, the airplane was making abrupt pitch changes and never attained altitudes of more than 300 to 500 feet AGL. While on a close in down wind leg, the airplane struck an industrial building which is approximately 100 feet higher than the runway surface. The student pilot had just traded another airplane for the accident airplane which had just had an annual inspection and was signed off as unairworthy.

NTSB Probable Cause

1) THE FLYING PILOT'S IMPROPER LANDING FLARE WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT EMPENNAGE FLIGHT CONTROLS, 2) THE FLYING PILOT'S DECISION TO INITIATE A GO AROUND WITH THE OBVIOUS SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND 3) THE FLYING PILOT'S INABILITY TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT IN PITCH DUE TO THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED IN THE HARD LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOTS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE.

Full Narrative

A STUDENT PILOT WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT OF HIS NEWLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT AND A PRIVATE PILOT OCCUPIED THE RIGHT SEAT. THE INVESTIGATION WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHO WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOTS INITIATED A GO AROUND AFTER A HARD LANDING WHICH SHEARED OFF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, BROKE THE NOSE GEAR STRUT, AND DAMAGED THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE CLIMB RATE AND THE AIRSPEED APPEARED TO BE VERY LOW, AND THAT THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER APPEARED TO BE BENT DOWN. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, DURING THE CROSS WIND AND DOWN WIND LEGS, THE AIRPLANE WAS MAKING ABRUPT PITCH CHANGES AND NEVER ATTAINED ALTITUDES OF MORE THAN 300 TO 500 FEET AGL. WHILE ON A CLOSE IN DOWN WIND LEG, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET HIGHER THAN THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD JUST TRADED ANOTHER AIRPLANE FOR THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WHICH HAD JUST HAD AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND WAS SIGNED OFF AS UNAIRWORTHY.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time14:46 PDT
Nearest AirportCorona Municipal (1nm SSE)
Runway25
Runway Length3200 ft
Runway Width60 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireGrd
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftBeech A23-24
Tail NumberN666CM
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
OperatorNix William J
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · IO-360-A2B · Reciprocating · 200
Seats4

People & Injuries

Injury Summary2 injuries (2 fatalities)
Fatal2
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total2
Crew 1Age 36 · Third Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind240° @ 12 kt
Visibility7 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C
Altimeter30.00 inHg
Observation Time21:46
Weather SourceWFAC

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