ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243630
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| Date: | Saturday 3 October 2020 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A23 Musketeer |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N8783M |
| MSN: | M-568 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3585 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 346A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Avery County/Morrison Field (7A8), NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Falmouth, KY (K62) |
| Spruce Pines, NC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Before attempting to land on the 3,001-ft-long, asphalt runway, the pilot had been advised by personnel at the destination airport that landing toward the upsloping direction of the runway was preferred. The pilot did not check the wind direction prior to landing, and during the landing flare, the airplane did not slow down or descend. The pilot added full flaps, but the airplane continued to float and touched down with about 200 ft of remaining runway. Subsequently, the airplane overran the runway end, proceeded through the airport perimeter fence, traveled down an embankment, and came to rest on a road. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. Following the accident, the pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and stated that he believed that a tailwind was likely present during the landing attempt.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to familiarize himself with the wind conditions at the destination airport and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a long, tailwind landing and subsequent runway overrun.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA012
Location
Images:
7A8 1500 local
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2020 06:27 | FA24 | Added |
| 05-Oct-2020 13:53 | gerard57 | Updated [Other fatalities, Damage] |
| 05-Oct-2020 20:30 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2020 07:07 | FA24 | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Oct-2020 07:08 | harro | Updated [Operator, Category] |
| 07-Jul-2022 18:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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