No fatalities

9 Oct 2008: Beech 23 — Chesaning, MI

Chesaning, MI, United States

On 9 Oct 2008, a Beech 23 was involved in an aviation accident near Chesaning, MI. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the gusting wind conditions during landing. Contributing to the accident were the gusting winds. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 1778583330Data APIEditorial standards

During landing on runway 27, the airplane ballooned after encountering a wind gust, yawed right, and impacted the ground, collapsing the nose and left main landing gear.

Accident Details

The pilot was conducting a landing approach to runway 27 when the accident occurred. Shortly after touchdown, the airplane encountered a wind gust that caused it to balloon. Following the ballooning, the airplane yawed to the right. As the pilot attempted to recover from the abnormal attitude, the airplane impacted the ground.

Damage

The impact caused the nose landing gear and left main landing gear to collapse. No other damage details were provided in the source.

Weather Conditions

Local winds were reported from the west at 8 knots, gusting to 18 knots. The gusty conditions were present at the time of the landing attempt.

Contributing factors

Causes

Directional control — Not attained/maintainedPilot

Other contributing factors

Response/compensation