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| Date: | Monday 3 July 2023 |
| Time: | 13:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Supervan 900 |
| Owner/operator: | Arne Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N716MM |
| MSN: | 208B0746 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9519 hours |
| Engine model: | Honeywell TPE331-12JR |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Suffolk Executive Airport (KSFQ), Suffolk, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Suffolk Executive Airport, VA (KSFQ) |
| Suffolk Executive Airport, VA (KSFQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was returning from her fifth skydive run of the day. During the landing, 'the flare seemed insufficient' and the nose landing gear collapsed during touchdown. The airplane continued off the side of the runway and came to rest in the grass. During the accident sequence, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a nose landing gear collapse.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA23LA292
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192554
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 October 2010 | 9N-AJG | Makalu Air | 0 | Simikot Airport (IMK/VNST) |  |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
| 2 July 2025 | N716MM | Arne Aviation LLC, opf Skydive Cross Keys | 0 | Cross Keys Airport (17N), Monroe, NJ | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2023 10:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 14-Sep-2023 10:09 | harro | Updated |
| 02-Jul-2025 23:09 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Photo, ] |
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