Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary LAX83LA161

UPLAND, CA, USA

Aircraft #1

N9732Q

BEECH A24R

Analysis

WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO LAND, THE PLT SAW 2 OTHER ACFT TAXI ONTO THE RWY & BEGAN TAKING OFF. AFTER THE 2ND ACFT HAD PULLED ONTO THE RWY, THE PLT DECIDED TO GO AROUND. HOWEVER AS THE ACFT ON THE RWY ACCELERATED, THERE APPEARED TO BE SUFFICIENT ROOM TO LAND, SO A GO-AROUND WAS NOT MADE. THE PLT STATED THAT WIND GUSTS WERE ENCOUNTERED, & BY THE TIME THE ACFT WAS LANDED, THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RWY TO GO AROUND OR TO STOP BEFORE REACHING THE DEPARTURE END. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RWY, COLLIDED WITH ROCKS & THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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