Beechcraft 23 N1923L

Summary

On 3 April 2000 at about 21:40 local time, a Beechcraft 23 registered N1923L was involved in an accident near Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was 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

3 April 2000 at 21:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Selinsgrove (SEG)

Coordinates

40.8206, -76.8639

Aircraft

Beechcraft 23

Registration

N1923L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD00LA031

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's inadequate correction for torque, which resulted in a loss of directional control of the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was conducting touch-and-go landings. During an approach to a landing, he initiated a go-around. As he applied full throttle, the airplane entered a "hard left bank," and the student pilot countered with right rudder. The airplane struck the ground in a left-wing-down attitude. There were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane, and the winds were aligned with the runway at 6-9 knots. The student pilot had accumulated a total of 42 hours of flight time. According to the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, "during takeoffs and climbs, when the effect of torque is most pronounced, the pilot must apply sufficient right rudder pressure to counteract the left-turning tendency and maintain a straight takeoff path."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.