Walker Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Walker, Minnesota 56484
Friday, August 2, 1996 11:15 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot stated that everything looked normal, while on final approach to land. The final approach speed was 80 to 81 miles per hour. The pilot said she 'touched down about one-third of the way down the runway - longer than normal.' The airplane hit on the mains and bounced 30 feet back into the air. The airplane then contacted the runway in a nose down attitude, slid on the nose, and came to rest off the left side of the runway. Examination revealed no anomalies with the airplane.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

failure of the pilot to properly flare the airplane for landing, and her improper recovery from a bounced landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/2/1996
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1115
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City WALKER
Event State MINNESOTA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 56484
Event Date Year 1996
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport WALKER MUNICIPAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID Y49
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport 140
Airport Elevation 1364
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1054 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 330
Weather Observation Facility ID BJI
Elevation of weather observation facility 1390
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 26
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 3300
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 23
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 11
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 200
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 1400
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 390
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Aug 2 1996 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1617
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 8 2000 10:16AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N823T
NTSB Number CHI96LA275
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Beech
Aircraft Model V35B
Aircraft Series Identifier V35B
Aircraft Serial Number D-9521
Certified Max Gross Weight 3400
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jul 26 1996 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 4
Airframe Hours 2377
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name DIANE M. LEGIERSKI
Aircraft Owner Street Address 4700 ORCHARD AVENUE N.
Aircraft Owner City CRYSTAL
Aircraft Owner State MN
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 55429
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code MIC
Departure City CRYSTAL
Departure State MN
Departure Country
Departure Time 1020
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code Y49
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 14
Runway Length 2803
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --