Accident Beechcraft 58 Baron N7232K,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366103
 
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Date:Tuesday 2 October 1990
Time:15:26 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE58 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft 58 Baron
Owner/operator:Flightcraft Inc.
Registration: N7232K
MSN: TH-1477
Engine model:CONTINENTAL IO-550-C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Seattle, WA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Tofino, OF (CYAZ)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, DURING LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT DID NOT FLARE THE AIRPLANE ON LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILED IN OVERLOAD.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: SEA91LA002
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years and 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB SEA91LA002

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