ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237680
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| Date: | Sunday 5 July 2020 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A23 Musketeer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8868M |
| MSN: | M-606 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2799 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-346-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Sedona Airport (SDX/KSEZ), AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sedona Airport, AZ (SDX/KSEZ) |
| Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, AZ (AZA/KIWA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was departing from an airport where the density altitude was 7,700 feet. While departing with a slight left quartering, the airplane lifted off from the runway near the mid field point and began slowly climbing. Crossing the end of the runway, the airplane yawed and then began to lose altitude. After the airplane exited the airport boundary, which was on a plateau, it continued to lose altitude and descended down the sloped terrain. Unable to gain airspeed or maintain altitude, the pilot initiated a forced landing to a road. During the landing, the right main and nose landing gear collapsed. The right wing and lower fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inability to maintain a climb after an attempted takeoff in high density altitude conditions, which resulted in a forced landing on a road and subsequent landing gear collapse.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR20CA205
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2020 23:01 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 06-Jul-2020 00:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2020 16:07 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2021 07:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 26-Mar-2021 08:03 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2021 08:05 | harro | Updated [Photo] |
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