Incident Overview
The pilot, who was the owner of an Aerostar 601P, was flying his family and a friend from Bedford, Massachusetts, to Indian Head, Maryland. After monitoring the Washington Dulles ATIS, he elected to conduct an ILS approach to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, then break off the missed approach and proceed under visual flight rules to a Maryland airport for landing.
Approach and Landing
The pilot stated that he saw the runway from a right base position and turned onto final approach for Runway 17. After flaring for landing, the airplane stalled and impacted the ground to the left of the runway. The left main landing gear collapsed, followed by the nose gear, as the aircraft slid down the left side of the runway. The airplane came to rest approximately 1,000 feet from the approach end of the runway.
Aircraft Damage
The Aerostar 601P sustained structural damage during the landing sequence, including the collapse of the left and nose landing gear. The aircraft came to a stop on the left side of the runway surface.