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NYC00LA059

1999-12-18 · BLACKSBURG, Virginia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BCB

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot in command's failure to recover from a bounced landing.

Factual narrative

On December 18, 1999, about 1630, a Beech BE-23, N1452L, was substantially damaged while landing at the Virginia Tech Airport, Blacksburg, Virginia. The certificated commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot he was landing on Runway 30, a 4,550 foot long asphalt runway. The airplane touched down hard, and began to bounce. After the third bounce, the nose gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest on the runway and a fire ensued, which was quickly extinguished by airport personnel. The winds reported by the airport, at 1620, were from 120 degrees at 6 knots. The airplane touched down hard, and began to bounce. After the third bounce, the nose gear collapsed. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1999_NYC00LA059.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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