Beech A23 accident near Troy, Michigan, May 28, 2006
On May 28, 2006 at about 9:40 pm local time, a Beech A23, registered N8776M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Troy, Michigan (Oakland/Troy Airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing by the unknown pilot.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 28, 2006 · about 9:40 pm local time
- Place
- Troy, Michigan · Oakland/Troy Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech A23 · all A23s on the register
- Registration
- N8776M · no longer on the register · serial M-561
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane sustained substantial damage during a hard landing. The identity of the pilot flying the accident airplane was not conclusively determined. A witness who was located at the airport reported that the airplane bounced three times during the landing. He reported, "The first bounce sent the plane 20 feet into the air, the second and third bounces were not nearly as bad. As the aircraft rolled out of the third bounce, it did a 90 degree hair-pin turn to the left." The airplane taxied back to the ramp tie-down. The airplane owner reported that he was not piloting the airplane at the time accident. The airplane owner reported the name of the accident pilot, but the identified pilot has not been located by authorities.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,349.2 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 1, 2006
- Maximum gross weight: 2,350 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-346 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: VLL Troy MI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 3,550 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 10 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,600 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 30.04 inHg
- Observation at 7:56 pm from VLL
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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