Accident Beechcraft 58 Baron N9106Q, Saturday 14 November 1987

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Date:	Saturday 14 November 1987
Time:	15:15 LT
Type:	Beechcraft 58 Baron
Owner/operator:	Inzerella, John
Registration:	N9106Q
MSN:	TH110
Total airframe hrs:	2020 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-520-C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Jackson, CA - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Long Beach, CA (KLGB)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT RPRTD THAT PRIOR TO REACHING THE DESTN, HE RECEIVED AN ADZY ON THE UNICOM FREQ THAT RWY 19 WAS IN USE & THAT THERE WAS A DIRECT X-WIND. DRG ARRIVAL, HE TRIED TO CONTACT UNICOM AGAIN TO GET A WX UPDATE, BUT WAS UNABLE. HE ELECTED TO LND ON RWY 19. RPRTDLY, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 500' TO 600' DOWN THE 3400' RWY & THE PLT APPLIED BRAKES, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY. HE INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED THE ACFT & THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE PLANE SKIDDED OFF THE RWY. AFTER THE PLT EXITED FROM THE ACFT, HE NOTED A SMALL WIND SOCK AT THE APCH END OF THE RWY THAT WAS INDICATING A DIRECT TAILWIND. BEFORE LANDING, HE HAD ESTD THE WIND WAS FROM 270 TO 280 DEG AT 15 TO 20 KTS.NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM WAS RPRTD.

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