| Crash location | 36.603889°N, 117.159167°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Death Valley, CA
36.320200°N, 117.092800°W 19.9 miles away |
| Tail number | N8770M |
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| Accident date | 29 Nov 2007 |
| Aircraft type | Beech A23 |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot reported that during the landing on runway 5, the touchdown was hard and the airplane bounced and started to "porpoise". Subsequently the nose wheel landing gear failed aft, and the airplane nosed down and slid to a stop. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident. Examination of the airplane by salvage personnel revealed that the engine mount and firewall were bent.
The pilot's improper flare during landing.