ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365705
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| Date: | Friday 8 February 1991 |
| Time: | 17:20 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 58 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7278R |
| MSN: | TH-582 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-C7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint Thomas Airport (STT/TIST) -
 U.S. Virgin Islands
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | ST. CROIX (KSTX) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED ON A FLAT APCH. BOUNCE AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THEN LAND ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE ACFT THEN PORPOISED A MINIMUM OF 4 TIMES BEFORE REMAINING ON THE GROUND.
Probable Cause: EXCESSIVE DESCENT RATE BY THE PILOT, IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING, AND FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM THE PORPOISE CONDITION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA91LA080
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 December 1998 | N7278R | Todds Flying Service, Inc. | 0 | 1/4 mile S of Todd Field, near Ankeny, Iowa |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 13:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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