Beechcraft C23 N6712W

Summary

On 23 July 1999 at about 21:00 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N6712W, operated by David L. Williams, was involved in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 July 1999 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Tulsa International (TUL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft C23

Registration

N6712W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

David L. Williams

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wichita → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA203

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During final landing approach the airplane touched down hard resulting in substantial damage. The pilot was demonstrating a power off landing. During the landing flare, he noticed that his 'aiming point' was 'moving in the wrong direction.' He 'immediately tried to add power and as [he] was doing this [he] arrived at the ground - 3 pointed the aircraft, which resulted in damage.' The pilot stated that the runway had 'a large drop from about 50 percent of the length to the north.' He further stated that he thought 'the gradual loss of headwind when [he] descended below the crest of the runway, and the resultant loss of translational lift, allowed an increase in descent rate that went undetected until the flare.'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.