Beechcraft F33A N17818
13 March 1982 · West Palm Beach, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 March 1982 at about 00:02 local time, a Beechcraft F33A registered N17818, operated by HGD Aircraft Inc., was involved in an accident near West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palm Beach International (PBI)
- Coordinates
- 26.6604, -80.0897
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft F33A
- Registration
- N17818
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- HGD Aircraft Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Charleston → Brooksville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- MIA82DA073
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PERSONNEL ON DUTY IN THE TOWER OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCE DURING LANDING. THEY STATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO COLLAPSE ON THE FINAL TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FELT A VIBRATION WHEN THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. HE STATED THAT PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE ON THE NOSE GEAR, AND WHEN HE LOWERED THE NOSE AGAIN, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft F33A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1982 | Beechcraft F33A | San Jose, California, United States | Western Aviation Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1982 | Beechcraft F33A | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | Air Safety Investigator's, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft F33A | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Buyrite Merchandising Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1981 | Beechcraft F33A | St.paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1981 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Airline Trng | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1981 | Beechcraft F33A | Ilion, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1982 | Cessna 152 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 May 1982 | Cessna 172K | Geneva, Florida, United States | Johnny E. Southerland | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Venice Flying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1982 | Cessna 182G | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Clyde E. Forsythe | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Bruce J. Lillie | No injuries | - |