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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event ATL84LA146

1984-04-20 BEDFORD, Virginia, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1827Z

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH C24R

Year of manufacture

1981 · 3 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19810828

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A14B7F

Registrant of record

GRAY AMBER

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH WAS HIGH OVER THE TREES ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY. THE PLT WAITED UNTIL HE WAS 1/2 WAY DOWN THE 3000 FT RWY TO REDUCE ENG POWER TO IDLE. THE ACFT FLOATED BEFORE DROPPING TO THE RWY & BOUNCING BACK INTO THE AIR. POWER WAS APPLIED & AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ABORT THE LANDING. HOWEVER, THE ACFT BOUNCED AGAIN & PLT CUT THE POWER WHEN HE DECIDED THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLEAR THE TREES BEYOND THE END OF THE RWY. HE MANAGED TO STEER THE ACFT DOWN A FIRE BREAK BUT THE RIGHT WING HIT A TREE & THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT TRAVELED 510 FT PAST THE END OF THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ATL84LA146.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.